Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi over withheld files
Numerous women urged Attorney General Pam Bondi in a high-profile Super Bowl ad on Sunday to release more files from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking cases, signaling their dissatisfaction with the Department of Justice’s efforts to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Prominent Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., immediately elevated the ad, which […]
Rubio blasts China over ‘unjust and tragic’ 20-year sentence for Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai
The U.S. urged China to reverse what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called an “unjust and tragic” sentence against Hong Kong publisher and democracy activist Jimmy Lai, after Beijing-backed courts handed the 78-year-old a 20-year prison term under the national security law. “The conviction shows the world that Beijing will go to extraordinary lengths to […]
FDA: Novo Nordisk’s Obesity Pill Ad Is Misleading
The Food and Drug Administration has warned Novo Nordisk that a television advertisement promoting its newly launched Wegovy pill for obesity contains “false or misleading” claims, saying the spot misbrands the drug and violates federal law, CNBC reported Monday.
Bipartisan Senate bill targets money laundering linked to drug trafficking, terrorism
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced a bipartisan measure to crack down on money laundering by increasing penalties and ensuring laws apply to systems used by drug traffickers and terrorists. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the “Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act” Friday to enhance criminal money […]
Church Beatifies Fulton J. Sheen for Sainthood Process
The Vatican has cleared the way for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), a step that would formally recognize the Illinois-born priest and broadcaster as “Blessed,” placing him closer to possible sainthood.[#item_full_content]
Florida Arrests 5 More in $1.7M State Fraud Scheme
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Monday announced the arrest of five additional current and former state government employees accused of defrauding taxpayers through a property damage scheme, bringing the number of defendants in the case to six.[#item_full_content]
Judge Halts Order Requiring WH to Unfreeze Tunnel Funding
A judge in New York on Monday temporarily put her ruling on hold forcing the Trump administration to lift a four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project connecting New York City and New Jersey.[#item_full_content]
White House Sets Lower Job Growth Expectations
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Monday that U.S. job gains could be lower in the coming months due to slower labor force growth and higher productivity, weighing into a debate that is also underway at the Federal Reserve and promises to shape the central…[#item_full_content]
OpenAI Tests Ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI has begun testing advertisements in ChatGPT for U.S. users, signaling a new effort to monetize its rapidly growing artificial intelligence platform, the AI company announced Monday.[#item_full_content]
Marine Corps Sets Gold Standard With Third Straight Clean Audit
The U.S. Marine Corps has passed a clean financial audit for the third consecutive year, marking what officials are calling a three-peat of fiscal accountability, Newsmax National Security Correspondent Carla Babb has confirmed.
