POLITICS

Slotkin Raked In Thousands From Pharma-Backed PACs While Attacking Opponent for Drug Industry Donations

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin, who has been slamming her opponent for taking donations from the pharma industry, raked in over $90,000 from candidate political action committees backed by drug and medical companies since last year. Slotkin, a U.S. House member, received the donations from five leadership PACs that, in turn, took in $487,000

‘Significant Confusion,’ ‘Lack of Supervision,’ and ‘Delayed Notification’: IG Report Skewers State Department’s Handling of Robert Malley Suspension

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The State Department grossly mishandled its suspension of scandal-plagued Iran envoy Robert Malley, allowing him to continue accessing classified documents and sensitive data after he was disciplined, according to an inspector general report reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The department’s assistant inspector general gathered Senate staffers Wednesday afternoon for a closed-door briefing on the

Harris Becomes First Dem Presidential Candidate in Nearly 30 Years to Not Receive Teamsters Endorsement After Rank-and-File Members Back Trump

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Vice President Kamala Harris became the first Democratic presidential nominee not to receive the Teamsters endorsement in nearly 30 years, with the union declining to back a candidate after a strong majority of its rank-and-file members voted to endorse former president Donald Trump. The union made the announcement Wednesday, saying its “extensive member polling showed

Teamsters Union Makes No Endorsement for President

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A recent internal poll found more than half of Teamsters backing Trump over Harris. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said on Sept. 18 that it will not endorse a presidential candidate, the first time it has declined to do so since 1966. Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement, “Neither major candidate was