A former associate of Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, Joel Greenberg, has made a deal with federal prosecutors to reduce his criminal case and provide information to investigators. Joel Greenberg, a former Seminole County, Florida, tax commissioner, who was looking at being behind bars for decades on 33 federal counts that ranged …
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 »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 »Federal Agents Raid Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan Home And Office
Federal agents executed search warrants at the Manhattan home and office of Rudy Giuliani. Guiliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been under investigation for two years for his activities in Ukraine. Federal prosecutors are trying to figure out whether he conducted illegal lobbying for Ukrainian officials. Federal agents …
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 »President Biden Slaps Sanctions On Russia For Cyberattack And Election Interference
President Joe Biden hit Russia with sanctions and diplomatic expulsions for its cyberattack and its interference in United States elections. “We cannot allow a foreign power to interfere in our democratic process with impunity,” President Biden said. “My bottom line is this: There is an interest in the United States …
Read More »U.S. Capitol Officer Wont Be Charged For Ashli Babbitt Killing During Capitol Riots
The U.S. Department of Justice will not charge a U.S. Capitol Police officer for shooting and killing Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol Riots on Jan 6. Babbitt, a 14-year Air Force veteran and Trump supporter, was among rioters that broke into the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. Babbitt was shot …
Read More »Matt Gaetz’s Request To Meet With Trump Was Denied
Republican Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct allegations, was denied a meeting with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Two people familiar with the matter said Gaetz tried to schedule a visit with Trump after it was first revealed that he was being …
Read More »Commission That Studies Supreme Court Wont Make Final Recommendations For Reform
The 36-member commission the White House created to study the United States Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform within the Court. “The Commission’s purpose is to provide an analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, including an appraisal …
Read More »Coca-Cola CEO Is ‘Disappointed’ With New Voting Laws In Georgia
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey says that his company is “disappointed” with new voting legislation in Georgia. “Our focus is now on supporting federal legislation that protects voting access and addresses voter suppression across the country,” Quincey said. “We all have a duty to protect everyone’s right to vote, and we …
Read More »Giuliani May Face ‘False Statement’ Charges In Georgia
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is facing ‘false statement’ charges in Georgia for making baseless claims of voter fraud, according to The Daily Beast. “I think it’s clearly going to be an uphill climb,” Kenneth W. Mauldin, a retired district attorney, said. “It would be highly unusual to …
Read More »Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Trump’s Attempt To Overturn The Election Results
Former President Donald Trump’s phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is being investigated. During the phone call, Trump asked Raffensperger to find votes to overturn the election results. “All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than …
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