• Campaign funds used to pay Biden legal bills in classified documents inquiry

    President’s campaign has attacked Trump for using donations to pay his numerous legal bills – but Biden used funds similarlyCampaign donations to Joe Biden were used to help pay legal bills during the special counsel investigation of his retention of classified information when out of office, Axios reported on Friday.Citing a review of campaign finance records and two unnamed sources “familiar with the matter”, the site said filings by the Democratic National Committee showed it paid more than...

  • Guess Who Also Used Campaign Donations to Pay His Legal Bills?

    Donald Trump's using campaign donations to cover legal bills has become a hot topic in the media as they seek to undermine his campaign. However, he's not the only presidential candidate who has used campaign donations to cover legal expenses.

  • DNC picked up some of Biden’s legal bills during Robert Hur investigation

    Democrats and President Joe Biden have bashed former President Donald Trump for using campaign funds for legal fees, but the Democratic National Committee has reportedly helped Biden pay for legal fees related to a special counsel investigation into him. The DNC paid lawyers and firms representing Biden, while he was under investigation for his alleged […]

  • Speaker Johnson says it’s U.S.’s ‘biblical admonition’ to help Israel

    Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared that it was the U.S.’s "biblical admonition" to help and support Israel during a Monday night speech. The House GOP leader was addressing an emergency meeting of Christians United For Israel, convened after Iran’s weekend missile attack on the Middle East American ally. "I'm going to state something that you all know – at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel We have to make certain that the entire world...

  • Tennessee Bill Creating Live Music Fund Heads to the Governor’s Desk

    A Tennessee bill that would create a live music fund for venues and artists heads to the governor’s desk for a signature after passing the Tennessee General Assembly. The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a bill to create a live music fund for musical artists and venues, and now it heads to Governor Bill Lee’s […]

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    Proposed bill would criminalize officials who use public funds for American Library Association

    BATON ROUGE - If a proposed bill passes, any public employee giving public funds to the American Library Association would be subject to up to two years in prison and a $1,000 fine. The American Library Association is a non-profit, professional organization that provides accreditation to those studying higher-education for library based studies. Librarians said this accreditation is currently required by most libraries in the Louisiana. Public libraries also can pay to join the...

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    ‘It’s not worth the paper it’s written on’: Dems blast Youngkin’s changes to contraception bills

    “As a policy statement, it’s completely toothless,” State Senator Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield), who wrote one of the bills, told 8News about the amendments. “It doesn’t address the issues that we were fighting for in the Right to Contraception Act and quite frankly, it’s not worth the paper it’s written on.”

  • Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell quits SNP after being charged with ’embezzlement’ of party funds

    Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with embezzlement of SNP funds. The 59-year-old was charged at 6.35pm after being arrested on Thursday morning and questioned by detectives for more than nine hours as part of their investigation into SNP finances. It is understood Mr Murrell has resigned his SNP membership. A Police Scotland statement said: “A 59-year-old man has today, Thursday, April 18 been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the...

  • Democratic Donors Paid For More Than $1 Million Of Biden’s Legal Bills In Classified Docs Case

    Democratic donors covered more than $1 million in legal fees racked up by attorneys representing President Joe Biden in a yearlong special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents. The use of party funds to cover Biden’s legal bills is not without precedent and falls within the bounds of campaign finance law, but it […]

  • House FISA bill tanked by hard-liners in latest blow to Speaker Johnson’s leadership

    Hard-line House Republicans tanked a procedural rule vote that would begin debate on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, effectively leaving the House at a standstill just nine days before the key surveillance law expires.  Republican leaders hoped to advance the FISA reform on Wednesday, but the measure failed after 19 Republicans […]

  • Police to review claims Tory MP Mark Menzies allegedly misused £14,000 of party funds

    The Fylde MP has been suspended from the party whip and dropped as one of the PM's trade envoys. Labour has also pressed for a criminal probe by writing to police.

  • Mike Johnson aid bills: what is the US speaker’s plan for Ukraine and Israel, and will it pass Congress?

    House speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his plans to pass foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, with a vote likely on SaturdayUS House speaker, Mike Johnson, has said long-awaited votes on aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific will take place as soon as Saturday, putting the senior Republican on a collision course with members of his own party.At stake is $95bn of US security assistance that has been in limbo for months, amid fierce objections from far-right Republicans....