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California will pour $80 million into food banks and send members of the National Guard and California Volunteers corps to pass out food as public benefits dry up due to the ongoing federal shutdown, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. Newsom said he was expediting $80 million in food aid and dispatching volunteers on a “humanitarian mission” two days after announcing that residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in-state as CalFresh, would likely not receive any benefits in November if the federal government remained shut after Thursday. Around 5.5 million Californians receive CalFresh benefits, which average out...

Hunter Biden was furious with former President Barack Obama for leading then-President Joe Biden offstage with a guiding hand at a June 2024 fundraiser, according to a new book from ABC News' Jonathan Karl. An excerpt from the book, obtained by Axios, details how the younger Biden believed Obama had disrespected and embarrassed the president. "I almost jumped up on the stage and said, 'Don't ever f--king do that to the president of the United States again — ever," Hunter told Karl in an interview. The incident was one of many that contributed to criticism that Biden was too old...

President Barack Obama wants former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to stay on the Chicago mayoral ballot, a top presidential confidante said Tuesday. “I think that [Obama] believes that [Emanuel] is eligible, and that he believes that Rahm will pursue his appeal in the courts,” said Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Obama and fellow Chicagoan, on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” As the president said when Emanuel left the White House last fall, Obama still “thinks Rahm will make a terrific mayor,” Jarrett said. An appellate court ordered Monday that Emanuel’s name be removed from the ballot because he did...

DENVER, Colo. (KJCT) -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has been tight lipped about alleged job offers from the White House, until now. In a statement released -- Romanoff confirms having a conversation with the White House Deputy Chief of Staff last year about jobs which would be available should he not run against incumbent Michael Bennet. Romanoff says that while the jobs were discussed--he was never promised a job and that he did not request assistance in obtaining one. An email about three different positions was sent to him. Romanoff says the jobs in question were Deputy Assistant...