Ryan Salame, one of the top executives at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sentenced Tuesday to seven and a half years in prison for his role in a sprawling fraud scheme involving Sam Bankman-Fried. Salame is the first of Bankman-Fried’s close circle of advisers who received a lengthy prison term. Salame, 30, showed up to court […]
It is presumptively good, albeit with rare exceptions, when not just bipartisan but major cross-ideological agreements emerge on Capitol Hill. When the agreements involve ethics and the limitation of opportunity for executive abuses, that’s even better. A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the House Oversight Committee, therefore, looks like reason to celebrate. Committee Chairman […]
An information technology company headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia, must pay more than $38,000 in fines for a job posting seeking only to hire white U.S. citizens. The job posting was made on Indeed by Arthur Grand Technologies Inc. in March 2023. An archive of the post reveals that the information technology services firm wanted “Only […]
The odds that former President Donald Trump will win back the White House have hit a new high, likely driven by the historic trial he is facing and the building list of failures facing President Joe Biden. For the first time, Sports Handle, which aggregates political betting odds, said Trump has a 57.2% chance of […]
The fate of the Cuellar clan hangs in the balance Tuesday as South Texas residents head to the polls to determine if the embattled Democratic family deserves another shot in public office. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) is seeking an 11th term as a federal lawmaker representing the Laredo area on the U.S.-Mexico border, but he […]
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld poked fun at the myriad of pro-Palestinian supporters who have protested his various events amid the war in Gaza, joking that they are “a little off target.” Seinfeld has been one of several celebrities to call for the hostages in Gaza to be freed, with the Jewish comedian facing pushback from protesters […]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who is on trial for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for using his powerful role in Congress to benefit three New Jersey businessmen as well as the governments of Qatar and Egypt, has a juicy habit: spending donor money on expensive steaks. Menendez, through his campaign and leadership PAC, has picked […]
The top strategist for former President Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns says the economy is Joe Biden’s Achilles’ heel headed into the November election. During a recent interview, David Axelrod stated the economy is the president’s “constant, constant problem.” “His desire to claim credit is a huge obstacle to connecting with voters on this issue,” Axelrod […]
In closing arguments for the New York hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, defense attorney Todd Blanche underscored to the jury that nondisclosure agreements are perfectly legal and ordinary. “There’s nothing wrong with a nondisclosure agreement. There’s nothing illegal, there’s nothing sinister about it,” he told jurors on Tuesday in a callback to […]
A judge scolded Donald Trump‘s defense attorney during closing arguments on Tuesday for raising the possibility that the former president could go to prison if convicted of the criminal charges he is facing in New York. Judge Juan Merchan said he would issue a corrective instruction to the jury after Trump attorney Todd Blanche said […]
