Raskin Warns Jared Kushner’s Saudi Billions Are a ‘Huge Constitutional, Ethical, and Political Problem’ Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joined Jen Psaki on her MSNBC show on Sunday and as the interview wound down was asked to weigh in on Senate Democrats finally opening an investigation into the billions Jared ... 06/17/2024 - 10:41 am | View Link
Jared Kushner's post-White House deal-making included badly timed bet on Amazon aggregator Shortly after leaving the Trump White House, Jared Kushner was putting Saudi money to work across a host of businesses, including Amazon aggregator Unybrands. 06/14/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Democrats Turn Tables on GOP With Jared Kushner Probe Senate Democrats have launched a probe into Jared Kushner's business activities as the GOP continues its investigation of Hunter Biden. Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, has come under scrutiny ... 06/13/2024 - 3:04 am | View Link
Jared Kushner Hit With New Investigation Senate Democrats are launching a new investigation into the foreign payments made to Jared Kushner's investment firm. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden announced the probe on Wednesday ... 06/12/2024 - 7:27 am | View Link
Jared Kushner’s Latest Real Estate Deal Comes With Shocking Condition When asked earlier this week about Trump being a convicted felon, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene responded, “Yeah, so was George Floyd, and everybody—and you all too ... 06/5/2024 - 6:49 am | View Link
This month marks the anniversary of a book that changed America.
History.com:
On June 15, 1974, Simon & Schuster releases All the President’s Men, the first definitive book about the Watergate scandal, authored by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters from The Washington Post who broke the explosive story.
During a private meeting with congressional Republicans Thursday, convicted felon Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will be held in July, a "horrible city." He then lied about crime in the city, where homicides are down 42% since 2022.
But don’t worry, Wisconsin, you are not alone in Trump's disdain for the country’s most populous areas.
Black Chicagoans could see reparations in their near future, after the city’s mayor signed an executive order Monday aimed at creating a task force that will look into the massive endeavor.
The Black Reparations Co-Governance Task Force “will conduct a comprehensive study and examination of all policies that have harmed Black Chicagoans from the slavery era to present day,” and will then draft recommendations for reparations, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said in a press release.
Democrats are not bringing Powerpoint slides to a gunfight any longer. Tiger Beat on the Potomac (AKA Politico, Thanks Charlie Pierce!) morning email thingie:
A MATTER OF CONVICTION — The JOE BIDEN campaign is announcing a major new $50 million June ad push this morning, centered on a new spot slamming DONALD TRUMP over his conviction in the New York hush money case.
“The White House on Monday blasted a string of altered videos that purported to show President Biden wandering or standing in a state of confusion, calling the footage ‘bad faith’ and a sign of desperation from Biden’s critics,” NewsNation reports.
NBC News: “Good, who chairs the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, told his supporters that he is former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s top target, as McCarthy looks to take down the small group of Republicans who ousted him late last year. McCarthy’s first effort fell short last week when Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina won her primary.”
“But McCarthy is just one player lined up against Good in a race that could see him become the first member of Congress to lose to a primary challenger this year.