Trump called Alina Habba’s reported $50 million contract unacceptable after she joined a company tied to a banker’s family shortly before the pardon, while Habba and the White House denied any connection between her employment and presidential clemency.
Centrist Democrats reportedly view an Abdul El-Sayed Senate victory as their nightmare scenario, while Mike Rogers courts disaffected Haley Stevens voters and President Donald Trump throws his support behind the Republican campaign.
Violetta Mailyan billed Medicare for thousands of Botox injections that prosecutors said never happened, financing homes, Teslas and luxury collectibles before receiving a 15 year prison sentence and massive financial penalties.
Mullin says the DOJ is leading a broad federal investigation involving Omar’s 2009 marriage, citizenship paperwork, reported birth year and financial disclosures after agents searched her Washington, D.C., home and removed boxes of material.
An official Virginia letter restored voting and jury service rights to Biscuit Rigsby, a beagle hound mix dead for five years, prompting Del. Tom Garrett to demand an investigation before Tuesday’s midterm elections.
A woman was wounded by gunfire outside Virginia Republican headquarters after an unrelated dispute erupted at a nearby salon. Police arrested the alleged shooter, sought another potentially injured person, and found no election or political connection.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal praised democratic socialism, called government the great equalizer of opportunity, blamed right wing figures and billionaires for distrust, and argued socialist countries enjoy greater public trust because governments provide fundamentals.
DOJ says stolen identities and ghost students helped route federal aid overseas, with more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency tied to the operation and more than $1.3 million involved in the New Jersey allegations. Authorities say Operation Ghostbusters is only beginning.