District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said Thursday that his office is charging a landlord with the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act for running a “slumlord empire.” Schwalb alleged that Sam Razjooyan ran a “Ponzi-like” scheme by submitting false loan documents to trick lenders into granting him large loans to purchase rent-controlled properties […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pushed back against President Donald Trump and his former codefendants’ effort to recover nearly $17 million in legal fees Wednesday following the collapse of her sweeping 2020 election interference case, warning it could consume her office’s fiscal budget. In a Wednesday filing in Fulton County Superior Court, Willis said […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison didn’t have any answers during his Capitol Hill hearings about the fraud in Minnesota because the evidence is “so overwhelming.” The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on Minnesota oversight on Thursday, where Ellison and other state leaders testified about […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a revival of the U.S.-European relationship, warning Washington against going solo on the world stage. “In the era of great power rivalry, even the United States will not be powerful enough to go it alone,” the German leader said in a speech to NATO members during the high-profile Munich […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Friday. DELCY RODRÍGUEZ CONSIDERING VISIT TO US AFTER MEETING WITH ENERGY SECRETARY The first couple is expected to visit the military families and the special forces soldiers who carried out the operation to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas […]
The Arizona sheriff leading the local investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s mysterious disappearance contradicted claims he withheld key evidence in the case from the FBI. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said that contrary to reports, the FBI “agreed” with him that the evidence should be sent to a Florida lab for DNA analysis, instead of handing […]
President Donald Trump’s critics say he follows a predictable cycle: sow chaos, issue sweeping threats, and then retreat under pressure. The left has even coined a nickname — TACO, or “Trump Always Chickens Out.” But supporters argue what looks like retreat is often tactical recalibration. Supporters say that Trump is scoring wins and ensuring both […]
Democrats are betting affordability messaging and Trump’s sagging approval numbers can help the party flip at least one chamber of Congress in November despite facing a significant fundraising deficit. The Republican National Committee has vastly out-raised the Democratic National Committee by the end of 2025, according to filings from the Federal Election Commission. The RNC ended […]
The second round of February Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in five days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Feb. 18. The first round went out on Feb. 11 to recipients born on or before […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s broad reach means that everything from disaster relief to airport security could be hampered if funding runs out on Saturday, but it might take weeks before the public feels the impact. The dispute over how to reform the agency, sparked by the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last […]
