New Details Revealed In Gaetz Bahamas Trip

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) departed on a Bahamas trip in September 2018 that included at least five young women, including a young woman that Gaetz allegedly had sex with when she was a minor, Politico reported late Tuesday.

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Report: Gaetz Buddy Greenberg Assisting Feds In Investigation Into Lawmaker

Joel Greenberg, Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) associate who has been slapped with dozens of criminal charges, is reportedly assisting Justice Department investigators in their inquiry into whether the Republican lawmaker made cash payments for sex and had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old.

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WH Held Distressing Call With Governors As It Scrambled To Explain J&J News

White House officials reportedly spent Tuesday morning on the phone with governors trying to explain federal health agencies’ sudden recommendation to pause Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, which officials were given short notice of, according to CNN. Continue reading “WH Held Distressing Call With Governors As It Scrambled To Explain J&J News”

After J&J News, Pfizer CEO Says It Can Deliver 10% More Vaccine Doses To U.S.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said that the pharmaceutical giant ramped up production of its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine and can deliver 10 percent more doses to the U.S. than it previously agreed to produce by the end of May. Continue reading “After J&J News, Pfizer CEO Says It Can Deliver 10% More Vaccine Doses To U.S.”

Gaetz Watched Trump Weather Scandal After Scandal. Now He’s Trying The Same Plays

Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) handling of his quickly unfurling scandal, centered on a reported investigation into his possible sex trafficking of a minor, is reminiscent of another scandal-ridden politician: former President Trump.

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Biden Picks Prominent Statistics Expert To Be First Latino Census Bureau Director

American Statical Association president Rob Santos has been picked by President Biden to lead the Census Bureau. The ASA played a prominent role in monitoring the success of the 2020 census amid President Trump’s efforts to hijack the survey for political ends.

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GOPers Pull In Fundraising Hauls After Sowing Doubt In Election Process

Efforts to delegitimize the election process are paying off for Republican members of Congress who egged on then-President Trump’s election fraud falsehoods, a crusade that culminated in the deadly Capitol insurrection earlier this year. Continue reading “GOPers Pull In Fundraising Hauls After Sowing Doubt In Election Process”

Major Michigan Corporations Warn Against New Restrictive Voting Bills In State

Chief executives from top Michigan-based corporations preemptively pushed back on a package of proposed changes to election law that will likely restrict voting access in Michigan and are set to be considered by the GOP-led state Senate this week.

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Police Chief, Officer Who Shot Black Motorist In Minneapolis Suburb Resign

The officer who fatally shot a Black motorist Sunday, and the police chief who said the shooting was accidental, have both resigned from their jobs in a suburb north of Minneapolis. 

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White House Previews Biden Plan To Fully Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan By Sept.

President Joe Biden is slated to announce on Wednesday that he will have all U.S. troops withdrawn from Afghanistan by September this year, pushing back the May 1 deadline ex-President Donald Trump had negotiated with the Taliban in 2020.

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