Author: Eden Villalovas

Republican leaders of the Missouri state Senate announced major changes to committee assignments on Tuesday after several hours of recent intraparty fighting. Only three weeks into the legislative session, GOP state Senate President Pro Tempore Caleb Rowden removed members of the newly formed Freedom Caucus from their committees.  “The beginning of the 2024 legislative session…

Wisconsin Republican state senators made a final attempt on Tuesday to avoid having new political maps in place reviewed by the state’s liberal Supreme Court. Republicans introduced and passed new legislative voting maps they say are representative of the ones Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) filed to the Supreme Court.  The state Senate was slated to…

Former President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary, further cementing his path to become the Republican nominee. But even with a second dominant victory, Trump could run out of luck if the Supreme Court rules in favor of his opponents trying to kick him off the Republican primary election ballot. In advance of a…

A North Dakota judge denied a request to temporarily block part of the state’s law that doctors claim puts them at risk of prosecution if they perform an abortion. State District Judge Bruce Romanick ruled on Tuesday that the request from a women’s health clinic for a preliminary injunction “is not appropriate and the plaintiffs…

Starting in January, monthly payments of $528 will be sent out to 100 entrepreneurs with low incomes in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  The two-year guaranteed income pilot program, called Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, is led by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team. The program has been allocated $1.6 million in federal American Rescue…

February benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Kentucky will be sent out in nine days. Food stamps are issued to eligible residents in Kentucky between Feb. 1 and Feb. 19. Payments are sent out to recipients on odd days, based on the last digits of their case numbers. Bluegrass State residents must meet…

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) suggested Texas officials should defy a divided Supreme Court’s decision to allow Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire installed by the state on the U.S.-Mexico border. In defense of the razor wire fence, which was installed to deter immigrants from entering the country, Roy said Texas has a “duty under…

Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY) is demanding the Department of Justice investigate robocalls generated by artificial intelligence that seemingly feature President Joe Biden’s voice asking New Hampshire residents to abstain from voting in the presidential primary. The voice, resembling Biden’s, is telling New Hampshire voters to hold off on voting until the November general election, according…

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) targeted Steve Garvey, the lone Republican on stage during California’s first Senate debate, for deflecting questions about his support for former President Donald Trump.  Garvey, a former Major League Baseball player for the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, was pressed by all three House Democrats in the race about…

Former President Donald Trump is campaigning in Manchester, New Hampshire, three days ahead of the first-in-the-nation primary. Trump will be joined by South Carolina leaders in an effort to halt former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s momentum — targeting the GOP White House hopeful with officials from her home state. Haley is hoping for New…