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The Village of Dolton in Illinois voted Monday to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a “Special Investigator” to look into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. Starting Tuesday, Lightfoot will be paid $400 an hour to gather information on Henyard’s alleged spending and finance mismanagement as well as “any state and federal violations.” Ahead of …
House Republican lawmakers are pushing to rename Washington DC’s international airport after former president Donald Trump, who is no stranger to having his name plastered onto the side of large buildings. Rep Guy Rechenthaler of Pennsylvania, the party’s chief deputy whip in the House, introduced bill HR 7845 on Friday, which proposes changing the airport’s …
A former Caltrain manager and a contractor are accused of using thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to build their own personal apartments inside two stations. The first apartment was built in 2019 inside the historic Burlingame Caltrain Station. While the other was built in Millbrae. Neither facility is being used by the public, which …
A jury delivered a swift and decisive judgment in a federal corruption case targeting former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan, finding Wednesday that Chan secured bribes for himself and for former Councilmember Jose Huizar as part of a sprawling pay-to-play scheme. Within a few hours, the jury found Chan guilty on 12 of 12 …
A former married high school teacher convicted of having sex with an underage student won’t face any jail time despite her victim’s mother claiming the educator’s “predatory actions” stripped the student of his dreams. McKenna Kindred, 25, who taught at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash., pleaded guilty Thursday to amended charges of …
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers put out a tweet thread on February 27, 2024 highlighting his participation in a new paper estimating a more accurate Consumer Price Index (CPI) cost of living estimate for the US. What is sure to jolt many is that Summers paper estimates the real cost of living increase peaked in …
Joe Lieberman, former U.S. senator and vice presidential nominee, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 82. Lieberman died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, the statement said. The former Connecticut senator was on the 2000 Democratic ticket along with Al Gore. The Democrat-turned-independent was never shy about …
Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker discusses Letitia James’ ongoing efforts to seize Trump’s assets, saying it is lawfare at its ‘absolute worst.’
“Rollins, who worked as Suffolk district attorney before leaving to join the Biden administration as the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney, was found by the Department of Justice to have attempted to influence the outcome of the Suffolk DA race in favor of former City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, who lost the primary to Kevin Hayden. The violation …
Pierre Lassonde, Former Chair WGC 2005-2008 • Despite the record high gold price, interest in gold is not present in America but is in China and India. • Central banks in China and India have bought 1,200 tons of gold last year, one third of all gold produced every year. • The gold ETF has …
Defense attorneys believe Terrence Bradly could share more about Wade and DA Fani Willis’ relationship.
View post on imgur.com https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/02/22/vice-media-shuts-down-layoffs/ https://www.vice.com/en https://twitter.com/_/status/1760714433624444958 Yes, I've saved the majority of my stories from @VICENews, @QueensTrib and @TheMessenger, but their non-existence on the internet will irrevocably damage my online presence as a reporter. — Trone L. Dowd (@theloniusly) February 22, 2024 How does one not feel like they've wasted their entire adult life …
BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s yearslong anticorruption drive. Liu Liange is accused of taking advantage of his positions at the …
…Judge McAfee made clear that his patience was running out because Bradley was given advance notice of his need to appear. John Floyd, the retired lawyer who has experience on racketeering cases. — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 16, 2024 BREAKING: The judge just went off on Nathan Wade's friend and former business partner Terrence Bradley …
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt has died by legal euthanasia, “hand in hand” with his wife Eugenie. The couple, who were both 93, died Monday in his hometown of Nijmegen, The Rights Forum, a human rights organization Agt founded, announced Friday. “He died together and hand in hand with his beloved wife Eugenie …
BREAKING: Former IRS contractor who leaked Trump's tax records, sentenced to 5 years in prison — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 29, 2024 Remember the IRS contractor that leaked Trump’s tax returns to the media? They just got 5 years in federal prison Hope the TDS was worth it! All you did was show that Trump …
In a recent T.V. interview, Former Boeing 737 Program Sr. Manager Ed Pierson, now turned safety advocate says Boeing is much less safe now than before the 2 MAX crashes as he lays bare the TRUTH that the public needs to hear.
“It is literally a prison planet.” Former Blackrock portfolio manager, Ed Dowd ( @DowdEdward ), explains why every last remnant of human freedom depends on mass resistance to CBDCs. “Once the central bank digital currency is linked to all your credit cards and bank accounts, then social controls can be implemented. If you’re a dissenter …
“NEW: Former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch reportedly held a top secret meeting with Wall Street “bigwigs” and CIA officials where he claimed his sources worked on a 40-foot UAP. The UAP was only 40 feet but when they walked inside of it, it was “the size of a football field.” The event was …
Ukraine needs to come to an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and then Kiev and Moscow should unite to sue the West. You may think the above idea is rather radical and unusual. Sue the West? Where? In what court? The same West that has no issue with either Ukraine or the US (or …
This says a lot! pic.twitter.com/HpqpPnY77e — Kat Kanada (@KatKanada_TM) December 11, 2023
Derek Chauvin's attacker used to be called "Stranger." The woke white Mexican Mafia FBI informant had less than 3 years left on his sentence, yet tried to murder America's most high-profile inmate. Why? A former Mexican Mafia member, Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, knows all about… pic.twitter.com/H7ydACXNUL — Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) December 5, 2023 h/t VinoSom
This whole thing just keeps getting stinkier. How do you go about getting some who’s getting out of prison in less than three years to commit crimes that you will certainly get caught for that will keep you in prison for the rest of your life? via APNEWS: Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 …
I met a former FBI agent and his wife on the campaign trail here in Iowa. They agree with me: we need to root out the corruption & shut down the FBI. At the local level, we have police & prosecutors. At the federal level, we have U.S. marshals & the DOJ. An intermediary… pic.twitter.com/gt9153XyaS …
Attorney Ty Clevenger is the bulldog attorney who has been after the DOJ and FBI for years to get to the bottom of who supplied the DNC and Podesta’s emails to WikiLeaks during the 2016 election. Clevenger has been attempting to get to the bottom of who supplied the DNC and Podesta emails to the DNC for …
An intriguing look at the net worths of former U.S. presidents before and after their terms reveals a stark contrast. While most have seen significant increases, Donald J. Trump stands out for a different reason, facing investigation and a notable decrease of $700 million in wealth after his presidency. Net worth before the presidency vs …
“Loyalty” is more important than morals. Disgusting. https://t.co/U7I3N4ZqSH — Jenna Ellis 🐊 (@realJennaEllis) November 27, 2023 Annnnnddd like clockwork, I have been proven right once again. The left is now bragging online about how the donations sent to Grifter Jenna Ellis’s “legal defense fund” will be used to attack President Trump. Video of her sworn …