Food stamps: April SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 conclude in Delaware in 13 days
Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish sending April payments worth up to $1,751 in 13 days. The First State begins the distribution of SNAP payments on the 2nd of each month. Payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letters of recipients’ last names determine the issuance dates for their payments. April’s payments began being distributed […]
House FISA bill tanked by hardliners in latest blow to Speaker Johnson’s leadership
Hard-line House Republicans tanked a procedural rule vote that would begin debate on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, effectively leaving the House at a standstill just nine days before the key surveillance law expires. Republican leaders hoped to advance the FISA reform on Wednesday but the measure failed after 19 Republicans […]
Three sons and grandchildren of senior Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
Three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Hamas-affiliated media reported. According to Shebab, the two granddaughters and one grandson killed were the children of two of the three sons killed. Their deaths were later confirmed by Haniyeh in an interview with Al […]
Biden Cabinet official thinking about leaving Washington to go home and run for governor
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra may be preparing to leave the Biden administration after the November election for a chance to be the next governor of California. The potential departure was discussed in private conversations between Becerra and Democratic officials and operatives, according to Politico. Becerra would enter the California gubernatorial race in […]
Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to five months for perjury
The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury last month stemming from his testimony during former President Donald Trump‘s civil fraud trial. Weisselberg’s perjury stems from the New York civil fraud case against Trump’s family […]
Three ways Speaker Johnson’s gavel has forced the one-time rebel to change his tune
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was once a representative who largely flew under the radar and was unknown nationally. He opposed Ukraine funding in the early days of Russia’s war in Ukraine, but now, as speaker, he must work for compromise in a largely divided Congress, forcing him to change his tune. Going from being […]
Pittsburgh-New York train expected to cost $8M annually to operate
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s travelers and train enthusiasts celebrated last fall when Amtrak announced twice-a-day service from Pittsburgh to New York via Harrisburg.Expanding service, though, will require a hefty investment to upgrade infrastructure and millions more in operating costs every year. The service expansion, announced in September after Amtrak and Norfolk Southern worked out an […]
Israel warns Iran of retaliatory strike if provoked
Israel warned on Wednesday that it would retaliate against Iran if the Islamic Republic were to strike Israel, the Associated Press reported. The comments came from the country’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. “If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Israel […]
Social Security update: May’s direct payment worth $943 goes out in 21 days
There first of two May Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries in exactly three weeks. The first installment will go out on Wednesday, May 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. […]
Biden embarks on big diplomacy week as Japanese PM arrives in DC
Leaders from Japan and the Philippines will be meeting with President Joe Biden this week, but it’s another country that will be on everyone’s mind. The president is hosting a state visit with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, complete with a state dinner and various diplomatic events. Yet the more serious discussions […]