The House Ethics Committee officially announced an investigation into Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) Monday for sexual misconduct allegations. The House Ethics Committee told CNN earlier this year they had begun the early stages of an investigation after an April New York Post story alleged the congressman was seen kissing an aide. Gomez said he did not violate any House ethics […]
The Justice Department is expanding the reach of its new fraud division, allowing the office to prosecute any federal offenses uncovered during investigations that begin with suspected fraud, according to a final rule scheduled for publication Tuesday. The 10-page final rule formalizes powers held by Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, the leader of the National […]
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) faces a potentially difficult reelection contest following allegations of domestic violence, stolen valor, and financial impropriety, leaving the two-term Florida lawmaker’s political future anything but guaranteed. Mills will face former news anchor Ryan Elijah, along with two others, for the Republican nomination to represent Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Recent polling shows […]
The Trump administration said there is “no concern” that historic art stored in a government building in Washington, D.C., could be damaged during Freedom 250’s Grand Prix race in the city. The General Services Administration weighed in on fears brought by a preservationist group that Great Depression-era murals and other artistic treasures at the Wilbur […]
President Donald Trump is expected to campaign for interim Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) in South Carolina on Friday ahead of the Aug. 25 primary runoff. The South Carolina state GOP canceled its Senate Stump Stop in Anderson County in anticipation of Trump’s visit on Friday to Myrtle Beach “on behalf of one of the runoff candidates.” […]
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and special envoy, Jared Kushner, has secured Israeli support for continuing the Board of Peace’s plan to demilitarize Gaza after a series of high-profile meetings. Kushner, joined by BOP officials Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to plead for support after Israel repeatedly […]
Progressive House candidate Elijah Manley on Monday accused Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) of trying to dilute black representation by running in a newly drawn South Florida district where she faces four black candidates in Tuesday’s primary. Manley, 27, criticized the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman on Monday during an interview on CNN, calling her […]
Socialist activists claim the Trump administration has their group in the FBI’s crosshairs again, more than a decade after agents famously surveiled and raided them. The FBI questioned an Orlando, Florida, activist about the Freedom Road Socialist Organization on Aug. 11, according to Friday statements by the group and the Committee to Stop FBI Repression. […]
Hayden Panettiere, the child star who rose to international stardom through her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died at 36. Panettiere died Sunday in South Carolina. Her father, Skip Panettiere, announced the death in a statement, asking for privacy “as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss.” Police in Greenville said officers […]
Dan Bilzerian, the divisive social media personality running against Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) in Tuesday’s primary election, finds himself under bipartisan fire after he released an antisemitic campaign advertisement attacking the Jewish congressman. In the AI-generated video, Fine is seen sporting the Star of David and a photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on […]
