Author: Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner

Assemblyman Vince Fong changed his mind and decided he does want to run for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) seat, but a California law might stop him. Fong launched his campaign on Monday in the deep-red district encompassing counties of Kern, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings less than a week after McCarthy announced the end of…

New Mexico will wrap up distributing benefits to qualified low-income residents who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in eight days for the month of December. SNAP benefits are distributed to New Mexico residents starting on the 1st of the month and ending on the 20th. The day SNAP benefits are sent out is…

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, blamed capitalism for the city’s homelessness and drug problems and said the city’s policies have been “inconsistent.” In a new investigative documentary by the United Kingdom outlet Unherd, Preston said what is occurring in the troubled neighborhood of Tenderloin, where open-air drug markets are often found,…

Key endorsements of top contenders in the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field may not hold much weight with Iowa voters as candidates try to appeal to states favoring former President Donald Trump, the dominant front-runner. In recent weeks, GOP leaders and organizations have thrown their support behind Trump’s rivals, but he holds a 30-percentage-point lead…

The Sarasota County School Board is expected to vote on a resolution to request the resignation of board member Bridget Ziegler as her husband, Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler, is embroiled in a sexual assault investigation. Authored by board Chairwoman Karen Rose, the resolution will be voted on Tuesday evening, but the school board…

Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay in her role following a wave of backlash from last week’s congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, the Harvard Crimson, the university’s student newspaper, reported Tuesday morning. Members of Harvard University’s faculty sent a letter to the Harvard Corporation, the university’s governing body, urged the university not to oust president…

Last week, Michigan joined more than a dozen other states that have signed legislation committing to transition their power grids to use 100% clean or renewable energy — though most states operate on varying timelines. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) signed legislation last week committing to supplying 100% of the Michigan energy demand with renewable sources…

Payments worth up to $2,400 for retired Texas teachers will be distributed at the end of December through the state Teacher Retirement System. Retired teachers who are at least 70 years old will receive a one-time $2,400 stipend. Former teachers who elected to receive their annuity check via a paper check will see their benefits…

The United Nations is expected to tell Americans to cut back on their meat consumption to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite serving meat products during its COP28 climate summit in Dubai. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. will release its global food systems’ road map during the two-week climate summit, which began Nov.…

CalFresh, California‘s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families, will send the final payment for December worth up to $1,751 to residents in two days. The SNAP program began issuing payments Friday, and benefits are sent out from the first of the month through the…