Small Illinois town sues bank, says it let mayor blow millions in taxpayer money
A small village in Illinois is suing a major bank over allegedly improper spending by the village’s former mayor. The town of Dolton, which is about 30 minutes south of Chicago, said the bank should have prevented former Mayor Tiffany Henyard from improperly spending nearly $2 million in taxpayer dollars. Lawsuit filed The Village of […]
X sold premium services to Iranian leaders, despite US sanctions: Report
The social media platform X appears to have stripped numerous Iranian officials of their blue check marks following questions regarding possible violations of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic republic. In a report released Thursday, the Tech Transparency Project said that more than two dozen accounts belonging to Iranian officials, government agencies and state-controlled media outlets […]
Podcast Episode 65: Even Primaries are Big in Texas w/ Gabby Birenbaum of Texas Tribune
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Gabby Birenbaum of The Texas Tribune run down the biggest primaries in Texas including the Republican and Democratic Senate primaries and run through the Republican and Democratic House incumbents who might not even get renominated. Also, Jacob can’t stop watching reality TV, Gabby plugs the latest and best political biography […]
Pam Bondi trades insults with lawmakers in 5-hour Epstein hearing
Attorney General Pam Bondi confronted sharp bipartisan criticism Wednesday over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The five-hour House Judiciary Committee hearing devolved into repeated shouting matches as Bondi rejected demands for direct answers and declined to apologize for redaction failures that exposed victims’ names. Democrats centered their questioning on the department’s […]
NATO launches ‘Arctic Sentry,’ coordinating Arctic operations under single command
NATO is reorganizing its Arctic footprint by launching a new command structure, Arctic Sentry. It comes as the Arctic sees an uptick in threats from Russia and China. “What we are assessing is that there is a real threat,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said. “There is every need to make sure that we protect this […]
Bondi defends DOJ in heated Epstein hearing; NATO expands Arctic effort
Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a combative House hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files. Lawmakers pressed her on redactions and indictments, and the exchanges turned personal. Plus, police say an 18-year-old killed six people after opening fire at a secondary school in British Columbia. Now we’re learning what she did at […]
Ukrainian Olympian barred from competition over war tribute helmet
A Ukrainian Olympic athlete was disqualified from competing on Thursday after Olympic officials ruled his helmet violated political speech rules. Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton athlete, planned to wear a helmet honoring Ukrainians killed in the war with Russia. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation disqualified him the morning of the event after determining the design […]
Immigration operation in Minnesota to conclude, Homan says
The Trump administration is concluding Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota following weeks of widespread protests over aggressive immigration enforcement in the region. Border Czar Tom Homan announced the move Thursday, saying immigration efforts have yielded the results he and the administration hoped for. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this search operation […]
Police identify Canada school shooter, detail history of mental health checks
Canadian authorities said the suspect in Tuesday’s deadly school shooting in British Columbia had a history of police visits to her home for mental health checks. They have also amended the death toll in that case. What we know about the suspect Officials with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) identified the suspect as Jesse […]
