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[ad_1] With Congress staring down yet another funding stalemate, Republicans urged President Trump on Monday to drop the Justice Department’s fund to pay victims of government weaponization. By mid-afternoon, it appeared they had been successful. “This Fund was open to anybody who was so weaponized, targeted, or persecuted, whether they were Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independent, or otherwise,” a Justice Department statement read. Last week, a federal judge halted any payments for two weeks while a legal challenge plays out. Instead of appealing, the DOJ announced that it would abide by the district court ruling. The statement only pertains to the…

[ad_1] [I am assuming that you all know the basic background of the Slush Fund “Settlement”; my earlier discussions are here and here.] Things are definitely heating up on the Slush Fund front. Even for a President for whom courtroom losses are a depressingly regular occurrence[1], and even putting aside the Order from D.D.C. requiring him to take his name off of the Kennedy Center, Friday was a tough day for our President. First, in Floyd et al v. DOJ, the district court (ED VA, Judge Brinkema) enjoined the DOJ from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or…

[ad_1] Vance’s task force can find the fraud. The question is whether it can make the state see what it was designed not to. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] There have been plenty of dramatic story lines in the contest to choose a successor to term-limited California governor Gavin Newsom, from the sudden implosion of Eric Swalwell’s once-robust candidacy to the gradually subsiding fear that the very Democratic electorate would be forced to choose between two Republicans in November.Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Monday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth break down Democrats supporting Graham Platner through another scandal in the Maine Senate race, and how much they’ll forgive for a chance to win back the Senate. They also discuss the national implications of increasingly violent protests outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey. RCP WH correspondent Carolina Lumetta joins the show to discuss the president’s “Freedom 250” concert series apparently falling apart after performers said they felt they were misled about the event’s goals. She also breaks down his battle to put his name on…

[ad_1] The End of Cheap? [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The World Health Organization has declared a “global health emergency” after an Ebola outbreak surfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). So far, there are at least eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected infections, and 80 suspected deaths reported in DRC, along with two additional cases in Uganda. Red Cross volunteers have already been going door-to-door to share health information. They are also helping to identify suspected cases, support contact tracing, and combat misinformation surrounding the outbreak. The DRC and Uganda confirmed their first Ebola cases on Friday. On the same day, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and…

[ad_1] Obsession, the box-office sensation directed by 26-year-old Curry Barker, is a sign that the economics of Hollywood are changing, with internet-incubated stories overtaking superannuated IP. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] More than $30,000 in cash seized from two Indiana massage parlors is missing. Police seized the money in November 2023 as part of a joint state and local raid on two northern Indiana massage parlors—Jade Massage in Winfield and Relax Spa in Crown Point—and associated businesses and houses. Authorities began investigating the spas after allegedly receiving anonymous tips that prostitution took place there. Four penis massages for an undercover detective later, authorities raided the businesses and seized more than $97,000 in cash, along with a car. Spa owners Guan Yu and Wujiao Liu, a married couple, were arrested. Their case…

[ad_1] To its credit, upon order that the information be provided to the Court, the United States Attorney’s Office filed an unredacted version of the document on the docket. With that unredacted version there was a motion to seal, to keep the information from all public view. The motion is denied. The motion claims that the information contained therein is protected by the law enforcement privilege. This misapprehends the posture of the case and the filing. The Court is not conducting a discovery exchange with the parties, where one side can claim privilege and avoid scrutiny of a document. Respondents…