Author: Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner

The California legislature is slated to hear a number of high-profile bills before the session ends in five weeks. Among those are a proposal to tax guns and ammunition, a ban on chemicals in food products including Skittles and other popular candies, and legislation to curb light pollution. All three bills were heard in the…

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) criticized the IRS for failing small businesses with delayed tax credits promised to boost operations that stalled due to the pandemic. Vance pointed to the slow rollout of the employee retention tax credit, designed by the agency to keep employees on their payroll. Fraud controversies have surrounded the ERC after questionable…

Rampant drug abuse and crime have caused growing concern in San Francisco, with the policies in the city being questioned weekly. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has enlisted a massive number of resources and time into assisting the city he once ran, efforts that set him up to be the future of the Democratic Party. “I…

Washington state residents who receive support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their final August payments in two days. SNAP benefits are sent to qualified residents between Aug. 1 and Aug. 20, and the state issues payments on a similar schedule every month. In Washington, SNAP is known as the Basic Food Program,…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will send Maryland residents their final August payments in six days to provide low-income residents assistance with groceries. SNAP, also known as food stamps, will be sent out in Maryland until Aug. 23. Benefits are sent to qualified residents from the 4th to the 23rd of every month, according to…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will appear in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday to attend an event hosted by conservative talk show host Erick Erickson, campaigning ahead of a high-stakes presidential debate next Wednesday in Milwaukee. UP FOR DEBATE: WHERE TRUMP, DESANTIS, AND REST OF REPUBLICAN 2024 FIELD STAND ON BIG TECH Just days after a Georgia…

The Senate Democrats‘ campaign arm is releasing a billboard attack campaign against Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) while a lawsuit against him to obtain his schedule as governor unfolds. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is putting billboards near Justice’s luxury Greenbrier resort and the Kanawha County Courthouse in the Mountain State, according to a press statement.…

Talks of whom former President Donald Trump would enlist as his running mate are buzzing ahead of the first primary debate, with multiple Republicans expressing interest in the coveted position. If the current top GOP candidate reoccupies the White House, his vice president could vault to the front of the pack for the party’s 2028…

The former Indiana secretary of commerce announced he’s entered the state’s 2024 governor’s race, jumping into an already crowded Republican field. Brad Chambers stepped down from his position with the state and has now launched his campaign to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb (R-IN), who is term-limited and cannot seek reelection in 2024. UP FOR DEBATE:…

Approval ratings for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have dropped in the middle of a federal investigation into him and his wife receiving unreported gifts. The New Jersey Democrat received a negative 35% approval and 44% disapproval rating from the latest Monmouth University Poll. Six in 10 state residents believe the current investigation into Menendez either…