Author: Eden Villalovas

California will now start sending out benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, worth up to $1,751, to qualified residents. California’s SNAP program, also known as CalFresh, will start issuing payments on Friday, and the benefits are sent from the first to the 10th of the month. Arrival dates for those who receive benefits nationwide depend on…

In 14 days, 100 low-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will receive monthly payments for March of $528 each as part of the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program. The University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, a two-year pilot program, started distributing payments in January to selected applicants. Kristin Seefeldt, the associate director of…

Republican Steve Garvey is polling ahead of the Democrats in the running for California’s Senate seat, now in a “statistical tie” with front-runner Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).  With the Super Tuesday primaries next week, the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Governmental Studies released a final poll showing Garvey with support from 27% of likely…

A Fulton County Superior Court judge is hearing closing arguments Friday before deciding whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from leading the prosecution in Georgia’s case against former President Donald Trump. Willis’s attorneys confirmed in court filings in early February that she had a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the prosecutor she…

Former President Donald Trump has quietly pushed for National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT) to consider running for GOP Senate leader, multiple outlets report. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) announcement of his resignation from his leadership position in November sparked immediate speculation about his successor. Much of the focus has been centered…

House Democrats are paying close attention to how House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) approaches several annual spending bills that need to be passed before the end of next week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) suggested he believes several Democrats would protect the Republican speaker if he allows a vote for a foreign aid bill…

Two ex-Los Angeles Dodgers opted to endorse Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) in California’s Senate race over Republican Steve Garvey — their former teammate. Garvey played for the Dodgers from 1969 to 1982 and the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 1987. Dave Stewart pitched 16 MLB seasons, including from 1978 to 1983 in Los Angeles,…

Text messages between a key witness and a lawyer for one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants clarify the timeline of the romantic relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade.  In court on Tuesday, Ashleigh Merchant, an attorney for Trump’s co-defendant, showed messages Terrence Bradley sent her, saying the…

Republican Mazi Pilip, who lost to Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) in the race to fill former New York Republican Rep. George Santos’s seat, voiced regret over not seeking former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.  Pilip, a Nassau County legislator, wrote on X on Wednesday, “Fake news that I do not support Trump. I love Trump. Great…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will issue March benefits to California residents in one day. Payments are distributed starting on the first of a month and continue until the 10th. The dates payments are sent out to qualified low-income families and individuals depend on recipients’ case numbers. For example, California recipients with case numbers ending…