Author: Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner

Three Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing for a federal investigation into how foreign hackers breached a water system near Pittsburgh and caused the nation’s top cybersecurity agency to warn other water treatment utilities of vulnerabilities. Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland this week urging…

The deadline to file for class-action lawsuit settlement benefits for customers who purchased Hefty or Great Value recycling bags is in less than two weeks. Here is everything to know about the class-action lawsuit. WISCONSIN EX-RACE CAR DRIVER COULD PLAY SPOILER TO GOP’S PLANS TO OUST TAMMY BALDWIN What is the lawsuit about? A lawsuit…

California food stamps, also known as CalFresh, under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish distributing December benefits in nine days. The SNAP program began issuing payments Friday — benefits are sent out on the first of the month through the 10th. Payments are distributed to qualified low-income households depending on recipients’ case numbers. DID…

The Temecula Valley Unified School District, at the center of controversy over its critical race theory ban and transgender policy, is facing a legal challenge from a coalition of parents, students, teachers, and a union. The non-profit civil rights law firm Public Counsel and the law firm Ballard Spahr first filed the lawsuit on behalf…

Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler is under criminal investigation by the Sarasota Police Department over an accusation of sexual battery, confirmed Thursday. According to a heavily redacted 13-page Sarasota Police report from Oct. 4, reviewed by the Washington Examiner, there is an “active criminal investigation.” WISCONSIN EX-RACE CAR DRIVER COULD PLAY SPOILER TO GOP’S…

Low-income Florida households that receive grocery aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin to see their December payments in one day. SNAP, or food stamps benefits, are sent out to beneficiaries in the Sunshine State from the first through the 28th of every month, and recipients typically see their funds on the same day…

The Mississippi Republican Party filed a lawsuit against the Hinds County Chancery Court over an Election Day order to extend the closing time of several in-person polls. The state’s GOP filed a petition on Tuesday to dispute the court’s decision to extend voting hours in Hinds County during the Nov. 7 general election. DESANTIS GOES…

The deadline to file a claim form to receive a payout in a $3.6 million class-action settlement involving Spartan Mosquito repellent is in on Friday. AC2T, a Mississippi-based company that manufactures Spartan Mosquito Eradicator, agreed to a settlement earlier this year to resolve false advertising claims in a lawsuit. To qualify for a payout from…

A new report shows where United States senators stand in unpopularity among voters, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leading the pack. The data analysis company Morning Consult Pro released a new poll Wednesday, surveying voters from all 50 states. Sixty-five percent of voters disapprove of the Kentucky Republican’s job performance, with 29% approving.…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new initiative to move immigrants out of police stations and into churches began this week, aiming to help around 340 people ahead of the winter months. On Tuesday, Johnson announced the Unity Initiative, moving hundreds of immigrants out of police stations or the airport to local churches for temporary shelter and…