The son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Andrew Giuliani, announced that he is running for the Republican primary in 2022 to become the governor of New York. According to The New York Post, a Republican has not won a statewide race since 2002. Giuliani graduated from Duke University …
Read More »New York Attorney General Opens Criminal Probe Into Trump Organization
New York Attorney General Letitia James has expanded an investigation into the Trump Organization to include possible criminal offenses, her office said. James’ office had already been investigating the former president’s business empire, but only for possible civil offenses. Officials announced the expansion on Tuesday night The New York investigation …
Read More »Trump Officials Blame Media Hysteria For Response To Capitol Riots
Former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller told the House Oversight Committee that he limited deployment of National Guard Troops at the Capitol on Jan 6 because of the “media hysteria” over the possibility of a military coup. “My concerns regarding the appropriate and limited use of the military in …
Read More »Caitlyn Jenner Changes Her Story About Voting In The 2020 Election
Caitlyn Jenner’s comments on voting in the 2020 Presidential election seem to be at odds with public records. During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said that she did not vote in the 2020 presidential election, but public records from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Record show …
Read More »Vote To Oust Cheney From Leadership Scheduled For Wednesday
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy scheduled a vote for Wednesday to replace Liz Cheney as GOP Conference chair. Cheney is being challenged by Republicans for speaking out against former President Donald Trump and his claims about the 2020 presidential election being rigged. In a letter to Republican House members Monday, McCarthy …
Read More »FEC Drops Trump-Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Investigation
Two Democrats from the Federal Election Commission are criticizing Republican members after the commission decided not to punish former President Donald Trump over a payment to Stormy Daniels. The FEC vote split 2-2 on party lines, with one member not voting and one abstaining. The vote was taken last month, …
Read More »Lawyer For US Capitol Rioter Says Client Suffered From ‘Foxitis’
The lawyer for alleged US Capitol rioter Anthony Antonio says that his client suffered from ‘Foxitis.’ Joseph Hurley, Antonio’s lawyer, told Federal Judge Robin Meriweather during a virtual hearing that his client lost his job because of the pandemic and developed ‘Foxitis’ and ‘Foxmania’ from watching Fox News for six …
Read More »FEC Wants Congress To Ban Pre-checked Donation Boxes
The Federal Election Commission wants Congress to ban political campaigns from automatically collecting funds through pre-checked boxes on their website. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend that Congress bar political campaigns from guiding donors by default into recurring contributions through prechecked boxes. “The Commission’s experience strongly suggests that many contributions …
Read More »Republican Lawmakers Continue To Push Voting Bills Despite Pushback From Business Community
Republican lawmakers around the nation continue to push for stricter voting laws even as business leaders warn that the laws can disrupt the economic climate and democracy. Over 50 companies and organizations joined together to write an open letter opposing the new laws. The letter was signed by Patagonia, Levi …
Read More »Wisconsin National Guard Soldier Charged For Storming The Capitol
A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier has been charged for storming the Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski and Brandon Nelson traveled to Washington D.C. to attend former President Donald Trump’s ‘Stop The Steal’ rally earlier this year. According to court documents, an anonymous tip submitted to the …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani Needs Help Paying Legal Bills; His Allies Call On Trump
Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, needs help paying for his legal bills. According to a report from The New York Times, Giuliani’s advisers have asked the former President to help. Last week, federal prosecutors executed a search warrant at Giuliani’s home and office. The lawyer is being …
Read More »Federal Judge Orders Release Of DOJ Memo That Cleared Trump
A federal judge is ordering the Department of Justice to release a memo from 2019. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson is ordering the Department of Justice to release a memo from 2019 that cleared then-President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice. At the time, Justice Department officials said that releasing …
Read More »Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump Suspension
Former President Donald Trump Is not returning to Facebook. Facebook’s Oversight Board on Wednesday said the company was justified in suspending then-President Donald Trump from its platform on Jan. 7 but added that the company needed to take further action to clarify its penalties. The board — an outside group …
Read More »President Biden Raises U.S. Refugee Cap to 62.5K for 2021
In a policy reversal Monday, President Joe Biden announced his administration will raise the refugee admissions cap to its previously announced goals of 62,500 for the fiscal year 2021 and 125,000 in 2022. Biden announced the decision after receiving widespread criticism over a move last month to leave the 2021 refugee …
Read More »Florida Bill Would Fine Social Media Companies For Banning Politicians
A bill recently passed by the Florida legislature would assess fines as high as $250,000 against social media companies that ban politicians from their platforms. The bill — widely seen as a rebuke to tech companies that blacklisted then-President Donald Trump from their servers in the waning days of his …
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