A heated legal battle has erupted between a congressman and a government official. Rep. Eric Swalwell has taken legal action against Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Swalwell claims Pulte misused his authority to investigate mortgage records of prominent Democrats, including himself. The lawsuit alleges that Pulte dug into private mortgage...
A Florida Congresswoman is in hot water. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of misusing millions of dollars meant for disaster relief. The money was supposed to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts but ended up elsewhere. The issue started in July 2021. Her family's healthcare company got a big payment for a federal contract. But there was a mistake. They were ...
Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut made a strong statement about the upcoming release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. He believes that the files will likely include names from both major political parties, but he thinks people should focus on the facts, not the politics. When asked if Democrats might be in these documents, Murphy responded with a casual ...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a tough time. A big corruption scandal is shaking up his government. It's the biggest challenge since Russia's full-scale invasion. Last week, Zelenskyy fired two top officials and punished some associates. They were involved in stealing $100 million from the energy sector. Contractors paid kickbacks to get business with ...
A Florida congresswoman is in hot water. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat representing parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, has been hit with serious charges. The Justice Department says she took $5 million meant for disaster relief and used some of it for her 2021 campaign. Here’s the deal: Cherfilus-McCormick’s family health care company got too much mo...
A big debate is happening in the House of Representatives. It's about Stacey Plaskett, a delegate from the U. S. Virgin Islands. She was caught texting Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing. Epstein was a well-known financier with a dark past. Some Republicans are upset. They think Plaskett's actions were wrong. They want to officially scold her, or censure her, for...
Larry Summers, a well-known economist and former U. S. Treasury Secretary, has decided to take a break from his public engagements. This comes after a lot of emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, were made public. Summers said he wants to focus on rebuilding trust with his close friends and family. Summers, who used to be the president of...
A group of women, including those who have accused former President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, have joined forces with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse to push Congress for the release of all files related to the late financier. This collective effort aims to shed light on the alleged crimes and the justice system's perceived failures. The letter, addres...
In a twist that has stirred up quite a bit of talk, a Paris court decided to let former French President Nicolas Sarkozy out of prison while he appeals his conviction. This move comes after he was found guilty of some shady dealings involving campaign funds back in 2007. Sarkozy made history as the first former French president to be locked up in over 50 years. His ...
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is in hot water. He's been hit with a $55, 000 fine for breaking campaign finance rules. The state found that his campaign team messed up big time. They took money from the wrong sources and didn't keep good records. The state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) found that Koch's campaign took money from people who weren't supp...