Millions of Americans who rely on federal food benefits could be among the next casualties of the ongoing government shutdown. Approximately 42 million people in the U.S. who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are in danger of not receiving aid come Nov. 1, when the program’s funds are expected to run dry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...
With just a dozen days to go until Election Day, a new poll in one of the only two states in the nation holding showdowns for governor this year indicates Democrats with a single-digit lead at the top of the ticket, but tight margins in the races for lieutenant governor and attorney general. Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Rep. Abigail ...
U.S. travelers could soon start to feel the pain of the ongoing government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday. Duffy joined House GOP leaders at their daily press conference on Day 23 of the shutdown to talk about the difficulties Congress’ fiscal standoff is putting on the nation’s air traffic controllers. The Trump Cabinet official said air traffic ...
Vice President JD Vance said it was an ‘amazing blessing’ Thursday to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected. The visit came as Vance was visiting Israel to build upon the Trump administration’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. ‘I am immensely grateful to ...
President Donald Trump maintains he’s steering clear of Virginia politics, but his in-flight remarks about Winsome Earle-Sears are prompting questions about whether he’s backing her after all. The president has issued a full-throated endorsement for Attorney General Jason Miyares’ re-election bid but has stopped short of doing so for Earle-Sears or lieutenant governor nominee John Reid. He has notably endorsed ...
Vice President JD Vance slammed former White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s ‘disgraceful’ remarks implying that second lady Usha Vance is afraid of her husband. ‘I think it’s disgraceful, but of course the second lady can speak for herself,’ Vance told reporters in Israel on Thursday. He remarked that he is ‘very lucky to have a wonderful wife’ and that ...
A top House Republican is criticizing one of Democrats’ senior leaders for saying the government shutdown and its effects are a ‘leverage point’ to accomplish their goals on healthcare. ‘It’s appalling to see the number two House Democrat openly admit that the left is weaponizing hardworking Americans as ‘leverage’ for political gain, even acknowledging families will suffer in the process,’ ...
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that a vote by Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank was a ‘very stupid political stunt.’ A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, which effectively would annex the territory for Israel, passed a vote Wednesday in Israel’s parliament as Vance was visiting the country, according to Reuters. It was the ...
President Donald Trump issued Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a stern warning Oct. 4, according to a new report. At that point, representatives from the Trump administration had hashed out an agreement with other mediators from countries including Qatar, Egypt and Turkey — just days before the two-year anniversary of the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. Trump ...
The Democrats, or Socialists, or whatever they are these days, are hopping mad over President Donald Trump’s construction of a ballroom in the East Wing of the White House, and while it may be their silliest freakout of the entire Trump era, it is also quite telling. The ladies on ABC’s ‘The View’ were apoplectic when they saw images of ...