AP — Film producer Jason Cloth, who financed “Joker,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and dozens of other movies, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on wire fraud charges in connection with what prosecutors say was a $100 million Ponzi scheme. The indictment against Cloth, 60, was unsealed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Cloth was […]
Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, A “coordinated cyberattack” targeted more than 30 community water systems in Minnesota on July 26 and July 27, the state’s information technology agency said in a statement. Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) stated on July 28 that it activated its incident response capabilities immediately after learning of the […]
Woke Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing a ballot referendum that would seek financial compensation and “reparations” for communities impacted by recent ICE immigration raids in the city. The referendum, overwhelmingly approved by the City Council, asks voters whether Chicago should pursue “all lawful means” to recover money from the federal government for […]
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said that he watched the entirety of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, and noted that he often disagreed with Fauci and was “never a big fan” of his. Trump weighed in on the hearing, in which Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 […]
Republicans say a budget framework passed last week by the House to enact $73 billion in new defense spending and fund reforms in the SAVE America Act is not close to ready to move in the Senate, despite President Trump’s demand that it pass before the August recess. Senate Republicans said Wednesday the House-passed proposal… […]
Trump advisor Stephen Miller went off on Dr. Fauci during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday evening. Earlier Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former NIAID director and face of America’s disastrous COVID response, finally appeared under subpoena Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. After enjoying his celebrity status and […]
WASHINGTON — Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted documents containing false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media. Lawyers for […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is jumping into the midterms with a huge investment in a plan to boost Republican voter turnout, Axios has learned.Driving the news: Musk is resuscitating his dormant super PAC, America PAC, which spent more than $260 million to help get President Trump elected in 2024.America PAC will focus on door-knocking, digital […]
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Screencap of Twitter/X video. Journalist Mark Halperin is not impressed with the mainstream media’s coverage of Dr. Fauci this week. You might even say he is disgusted. Halperin talked about it with two guests on his 2Way program and although he mentioned several news outlets, he really saved his anger for Brian Stelter of CNN, […]
