Average income of Deloitte UK partners tops £1m for third year in a row
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Former Michigan marijuana board head gets almost 5 years in federal prison
A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson admitted accepting at least $110,000 when he led the board from 2017 to 2019. “I am a corrupt politician,” Johnson told the judge, according […]
North Dakota’s high court overturns key budget bill
The North Dakota Supreme Court struck down a major budget bill for the state government on Thursday, likely meaning lawmakers must come back to Bismarck to do the massive bill over again. The court ruled the bill “was unconstitutionally enacted and is void” because it violates a provision of the state constitution that says bills […]
Texts suggest Biden requested meeting with son’s Chinese business partner after company paid Hunter millions
Text messages released Thursday by the House Ways and Means Committee suggest President Biden personally requested a meeting with his son Hunter’s Chinese business partner whose company previously doled out millions of dollars to the younger Biden. The committee obtained the messages as part of its investigation into Hunter’s foreign business dealings, and released them, […]
Freedom Caucus Presses McCarthy Before Supporting Stopgap Bill
More than two dozen members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are demanding answers from Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on his plan for passing appropriations bills.[#item_full_content]
Border Crisis Front and Center in Spending Talks
The migrant crisis is front and center as a government shutdown looms over spending, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., embracing border security legislation as a potential way to break the deadlock, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Democratic-led U.S. Senate…[#item_full_content]
Trump Will Not Seek to Move His Ga. Case to Federal Court
Donald Trump will not seek to move a criminal case alleging he conspired to reverse his 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia from state to federal court, his lawyers said Thursday, a development that could simplify the former president’s path to trial.[#item_full_content]
Biden Goes Hard at Trump, Warns ‘MAGA Movement’ Threatens Democracy
President Joe Biden launched a wide-ranging attack on Republican Donald Trump on Thursday, warning that his predecessor is a threat to American democracy and drawing a sharp distinction between himself and his likely 2024 election opponent.To make his most extensive…[#item_full_content]
Cory Booker Hosts Panel on AI Impact on Civil Rights
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., on Thursday hosted a panel with experts and activists for a discussion on how artificial intelligence can impact civil rights.[#item_full_content]
Over 500 pounds of moose meat, antlers were aboard plane carrying Rep. Peltola’s husband when it crashed
A small plane that crashed in rural Alaska earlier this month, killing the husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was carrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers from a remote hunting camp when it went down shortly after takeoff, according to an investigation report released Thursday. Eugene Peltola Jr., 57, was the […]