A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump—the twice-impeached GOP presidential front-runner facing 91 federal and state criminal charges in four separate cases—committed fraud over years while building his real estate businesses. The Associated Press reports Judge Arthur Engoron of the New York Supreme Court’s 1st …
Read More »Feds Charge 47 People In $250 Million Scheme That Defrauded Pandemic Food Aid Program
Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer Federal criminal charges were filed Tuesday against 47 people who allegedly participated in a $250 million scheme to exploit a federal child nutrition program during the pandemic. Over the course of about 20 months, the defendants falsely claimed to serve more than 125 million meals, with …
Read More »Former California Rep. TJ Cox Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges
A 28-count indictment was unsealed Tuesday in the Eastern District of California, charging former California Democratic U.S. House of Representative TJ Cox with multiple fraud schemes and campaign contribution fraud. Cox, 59, of Fresno, is charged with 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of …
Read More »Trump Supporter Charged For Faking Arson Attack He Blamed On Antifa And BLM
A supporter of President Donald Trump who reported a fire on his property where graffiti saying “Biden 2020,” “BLM” and the Anarchist symbol was daubed on his garage started it himself, according to charges. Denis Molla, 29, of Brooklyn Center, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with two …
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 »Kansas Governor Vetoes Two Republican Election Bills
Governor Laura Kelly vetoed two Republican-backed election bills on Friday. House Bill 2332 and House Bill 2183, would have limited individuals from delivering 10 ballots during each election and the Governor, Secretary of State, or the courts would have been banned from changing election rules. “Although Kansans have cast millions …
Read More »Texas Senate Moves Forward With Bill That Restricts Voting
Texas is moving closer to passing Senate Bill 7. The bill will prohibit drive-thru voting, limit early voting hours, and make it illegal for elected officials to send applications to vote by mail. Voting rights activists are calling the bill suppressive. “Make no mistake, Senate Bill 7 will disproportionately restrict …
Read More »Sidney Powell Seeks To Dismiss $1.3 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
Sidney Powell’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.3 Billion defamation lawsuit. Powell is arguing that the conspiracy theories should not have been taken seriously. “Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude …
Read More »Trump Endorses Rep. Jody Hice For Georgia Secretary of State
Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Rep. Jody Hice for Georgia’s Secretary of State. “Jody has been a steadfast fighter for conservative Georgia values and is a staunch ally of the America First agenda,” Trump said. “Unlike the current Georgia Secretary of State, Jody leads out front with integrity,” Trump said. ” I have 100 percent confidence …
Read More »More Than A Dozen Republicans Vote Against Resolution Condemning Myanmar Military Coup
14 Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The resolution passed in a 398-14 vote. Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted against the measure, said that “we can’t simply be the military police for the entire world.” “When we do that, that’s how we end up …
Read More »Thousands Of Students Will Have Their Student Loan’s Forgiven
The U.S. Department of Education announced that 72,000 students would have their student loans erased under the Borrower Defense to Repayment program. The relief will go to students who attended for-profit schools and were already approved by the Department of Education for Borrower Defense relief. While the move amounts to roughly …
Read More »Trump Requests Mail-In Ballot For Municipal Election In South Florida
After months of claiming that mail-in ballots contributed to election fraud, former president Donald Trump has request one for a municipal election in South Florida. The Palm Beach Post reports that a mail-in ballot was requested for the president’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. In August, Trump praised Florida’s …
Read More »Georgia House Passes GOP Voter Restriction Bill
Georgia House Republicans passed a bill to restrict absentee voting and cut back on weekend early voting hours. House Bill 531 passed with a 97-72 vote. “Republicans in the Georgia General Assembly are trying to change the rules of the election here in Georgia, rules that you wrote, because you …
Read More »Biden Gains 87 Votes In Wisconsin Recount That President Trump Paid For, President Trump Plans To Sue
President-elect Joe Biden gained 87 votes in Wisconsin’s partial recount. The Democratic leader of the state Elections Commission certified Biden’s victory today. President Donald Trump’s campaign paid $3 million to Wisconsin Elections Commission to recount the votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties. President Trump, who lost to Biden by approximately …
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