POLITICS

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks Slammed for ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Hypocrisy: Maryland Senate Hopeful Admits Taking Improper Tax Breaks on Second Home Despite Calling for ‘Fairer Tax System’

by

Maryland Senate candidate shaved at least $16,600 by claiming property tax exemptions for which she was ineligible Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for Maryland’s open Senate seat, has pledged to crack down on tax handouts for wealthy Americans. But when it comes to her own taxes, Alsobrooks isn’t afraid to bend the rules to pad

GOP nominee for governor in NC bleeds staff, ad buys after report of racist comments

by

Editor’s note: This story contains highly offensive language.  Washington — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson‘s campaign for governor is bleeding staff, and ad buys for him are not being renewed, after a CNN investigation found he posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago.  The report,

Feds say they will seek charge of attempted assassination against Trump golf course suspect

by

Washington — Federal prosecutors said Monday that they will seek to charge the suspect discovered by the Secret Service with a high-powered rifle in the bushes near former President Donald Trump with attempted assassination of a political figure. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, already faces two federal firearms charges stemming from the Sept. 15 incident outside

Voters Agree: Calling Trump a ‘Threat to Democracy’ Prompts Political Violence

by

The majority of voters agree that “irresponsible rhetoric,” such as calling a political adversary a “threat to democracy,” has led to the recent assassination attempts on former president Donald Trump. The poll, conducted by the Senate Opportunity Fund, found that 57 percent of voters somewhat or strongly agree that “labeling a political opponent a threat

RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore his name on New York’s ballot

by

Washington — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his name on New York’s ballot, despite ending his campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump.  The independent presidential candidate was disqualified from New York’s ballot in August after a judge determined that Kennedy’s connections to the New York address “existed only

After Pledging To Leave Moscow Over Ukraine War, Tobacco Giant PMI Stays Put—and Rakes In Billions From Russian Sales

by

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) promised to exit the Russian marketplace in 2022 due to its ongoing war in Ukraine. Two years later, the company is still pulling in billions of dollars in revenue from Russia and paying Moscow hundreds of millions in tax dollars. PMI raked in nearly $8 billion in profits from