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Eric Swalwell Campaign Paid $40K to Lawyer Representing Him Against Sexual Misconduct Allegations, $22K for Babysitters

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Sara Azari is representing Swalwell against allegations that he sexually assaulted a former congressional aide and harassed staffers Eric Swalwell (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images), Sara Azari (NewsNation YouTube) Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) dipped into his gubernatorial campaign’s war chest to pay an attorney representing him against sexual assault charges and for babysitters for

DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions

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The Justice Department announced on Friday that it would reimplement lethal injection and firing squads as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to “strengthen” the federal death penalty.  “Among the actions taken are readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during the first Trump Administration, expanding the protocol to include additional manners of execution such as

US Military Deserves Nobel Peace Prize ‘Every Single Year’ for Guaranteeing Global ‘Safety and Security,’ Hegseth Says

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The secretary of war told reporters that President Donald Trump has authorized the Navy to ‘shoot and kill’ crews of Iranian boats that attempt to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz Pete Hegseth (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday morning that the U.S. military should win the Nobel Peace Prize

Trump Urges Congress to Update Law to Ensure Access to CBD Products

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President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 10, 2026. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 23 urged Congress to update the law to ensure that Americans have access to “full-spectrum” cannabidiol (CBD) products. “In December, I signed a very important Executive Order calling for Research and Innovation for

Hegseth Says US Blockade of Iran Is ‘Going Global’

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 24 that a nearly two-week-long U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is increasing and “going global” as Washington seeks to exert economic

Justice Department drops probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

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Washington — Federal prosecutors are ending their criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced, clearing a key obstacle for the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to take over as head of the central bank’s Board of Governors. Pirro wrote on X that the Fed’s inspector general has instead