While certain federal benefits won’t be impacted, a government shutdown would affect a number of other benefits that rural communities rely on, such as food and housing assistance.
The second debate featured seven candidates, who combined, are trailing frontrunner Donald Trump by a whopping 17 points in the polls, making it a bit of an exercise in futility. But even if the debate is unlikely to affect the outcome of the primary, it says a lot about the state of the Republican party.
The Nevadan/El Nevadense obtained an exclusive copy of a letter written by Sen. Rosen and four other United States Senators in which they call on the Department of Defence (DOD) and the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to amend the military records of and provide benefits for 310 female servicemembers who deployed alongside Special Operations Forces (SOF) in Iraq and Afghanistan as members of Cultural Support Teams (CSTs), including Nevadans.
The COVID-19 booster is now available, and provides better protection against currently circulating variants of the illness.
Although retired US Army Capt. Sam Brown has largely avoided the topic of abortion on the campaign trail, his record is rife with anti-abortion rhetoric and actions.
Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.
House Speaker Kevin MccCarthy has repeatedly tried to pass budget proposals that meet the demands of far-right Republicans, but he has been unable to wrangle the necessary 218 votes to pass any of the 12 annual funding bills necessary to prevent a shutdown.
Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren't financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October.
The proposed regulation would require employers to pay overtime to their salaried workers who are in executive, administrative, and professional roles, and make less than $1,059 a week, or $55,068 a year for full-time employees.
