A saga of drugs, death, and abuse has ended with 77 years in prison for an online cult leader who sexually preyed on children. But federal authorities warn his “nihilistic” movement is far from over. Prosecutors won a 77-year sentence on Wednesday for 27-year-old Kyle Spitze on charges of producing child pornography, possessing and accessing […]

EXCLUSIVE — The National Republican Congressional Committee raised $7.9 million in July, bringing the committee’s on-hand total to $92.3 million, according to figures first shared with the Washington Examiner. The monthly total also brings the NRCC to $90.6 million raised for the year, the most ever at the July year-to-date mark, according to the committee. […]

First lady Melania Trump announced a $2 million donation from IndyCar and Fox Corporation to fund scholarships at Indiana University and Purdue University as part of her Fostering the Future initiative, a program designed to give children transitioning out of foster care expanded educational opportunity. “Our mission is simple yet transformational: provide every young person […]

ActBlue cofounder Matt DeBergalis invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination multiple times on Thursday during a closed-door deposition in a congressional investigation of the Democratic fundraising platform. The interview before the House Administration, House Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform committees lasted less than half an hour, according to two sources familiar with the hearing. […]