Republican Jewish activists, leaders, and perennial GOP donors are waging a behind-the-scenes pressure campaign to force Donald Trump into denouncing and disowning rapper Kanye West, Trump’s on-and-off friend and political supporter. It’s not working. According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, this multi-pronged — and so far unsuccessful …
Read More »'Don't Say Gay' Bill Sponsor Accused of Covid Relief Fraud
A federal grand jury indicted Republican Florida state Rep. Joe Harding, who sponsored the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, for Covid business relief fraud and money laundering, the justice department announced on Wednesday. Harding illegally obtained or tried to obtain more than $150,000 in pandemic loans from the Small Business Administration …
Read More »Who Is Viktor Bout, the Notorious 'Merchant of Death' Swapped for Brittney Griner?
The United States has handed over notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout to Russian authorities in a prisoner swap that secured the release of WNBA Star Brittney Griner on Thursday. Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death,” is a former Soviet officer convicted in 2011 on charges including “conspiracy to provide material …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Biden Should Be Impeached for Bringing Brittney Griner Home
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for President Joe Biden to be impeached following WNBA star Brittany Griner’s release from Russia in exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. “Another reason to impeach Biden,” the Georgia congresswoman tweeted. “The President of the United States traded Russian terrorist arms dealer, Viktor Bout, …
Read More »Justice Department Asks for Trump's Team to Be Held in Contempt of Court
The Justice Department has asked U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell to hold Donald Trump’s office in contempt of court, accusing the former president’s team of failing to honor a subpoena ordering the return of all classified documents in his possession to the DOJ, according to a report from …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani's Russian Spy Pal Charged With Money Laundering
The Justice Department has charged a Russian spy who fed Rudy Giuliani bogus dirt on the Biden family with money laundering over his alleged attempt to secretly buy two luxury Beverly Hills condos. Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian member of parliament who the Trump administration accused of being “an active Russian …
Read More »Classified Docs Found at Trump Storage Unit With 'Swords and Wrestling Belts'
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers identified additional documents with classification markings in a search that spanned three Trump properties, including the Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey and Trump Tower in New York, according to a report from The Washington Post. The lawyers, who hired an external team to conduct …
Read More »'Tiger King' Helped Send Protection for Big Cats to Joe Biden's Desk
In a decision that will likely elicit plenty of purrs, the Big Cat Safety Act is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk for a final signature after the Senate passed it Tuesday night by unanimous consent. The law, which has been in the works for more than a decade, would …
Read More »Warnock Hands Herschel Walker Another L, Punches Ticket to Senate
Raphael Warnock has defeated Herschel Walker in a runoff election to determine who will represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate. The incumbent Democrat was leading with Democratic areas still to report when the race was called Tuesday night. Warnock bested Walker by just under a percentage point during the general …
Read More »Christian Walker Bashes Father After Senate Loss: 'Don't Beat Women'
Christian Walker, son of Senate candidate Herschel Walker, tweeted a blistering criticism of his father following his loss Tuesday to Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s runoff election. “Don’t beat women, hold guns to peoples heads, fund abortions then pretend your pro-life, stalk cheerleaders, leave your multiple minor children alone to …
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