$64 million mystery: The anonymous donors fueling the 2024 presidential campaign

Washington hates a secret. Yet in the summer of 2020, when a blandly named entity called the Impetus Fund received a $64 million donation from a single anonymous source, it touched off a guessing game with broad political implications. That single anonymous donation, routed through a series of accounts, eventually would be used to help

Prosecutors say “the law makes no distinction for Hunter Biden” in gun trial

The jury has been seated in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, and in opening statements Tuesday, the prosecution began, “No one is above the law,” and “the law makes no distinction for Hunter Biden,” the son of the president of the United States.  Prosecutor Derek Hines acknowledged Hunter Biden’s addiction, saying, “addiction may not be

Garland tells GOP House members, “I will not be intimidated”

Washington — Weeks after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against him, Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the panel and pushed back against the move as unfounded and serving “no legitimate purpose.” House Republicans on the Judiciary and Oversight Committees last month voted to move forward with contempt

Surgical castration option OK’d by Louisiana lawmakers for child sex offenders

Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it into law, the state apparently would be the first with such a punishment. The GOP-controlled Legislature passed the bill giving judges the option to