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SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Diverted Millions from Law Firm To Pay Gambling Debts and Evaded Taxes for Years, Federal Indictment Alleges

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Tom Goldstein, a prominent Supreme Court lawyer and publisher of SCOTUSblog, was indicted Thursday for allegedly evading taxes for years and taking millions from his law firm’s funds to cover gambling debts. Goldstein, an “ultrahigh-stakes poker player,” allegedly orchestrated a scheme between 2016 and 2022 to “evade the assessment of taxes, file false tax returns,

WATCH: Jim Acosta Holds Up Jim Acosta Poster While Boasting of Jim Acosta’s Importance

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‘I march for Jim Acosta and a free press,’ the eight-year-old sign read CNN anchor Jim Acosta showed off a fan-made, pro-Acosta sign he’d kept for eight years as he preached about journalists’ importance to cap off his Thursday show. “Journalists exist to seek the truth, to tell people’s stories, to lift up voices that

Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Sails Through Confirmation Hearing

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‘We do not have a revenue problem in the United States of America. We have a spending problem,’ Bessent tells Senate (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, sailed through his first round of confirmation hearings on Thursday and pledged to empower “Main Street” businesses. In his opening

Los Angeles Commander Orders Firefighters To Abandon Burning Homes As Department Struggles With Staffing Shortages

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‘We have no additional companies to give you,’ dispatcher tells engine leader Firefighters walk down a hill as they battle the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Shortly after 8 p.m. on Jan. 7, when wildfires first scorched into Los Angeles, firefighters called for help to save three burning houses. The dispatcher replied

‘Deeply Alarmed’: Read the Letter WaPo Employees Sent to Jeff Bezos Demanding He Address Newsroom

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The Washington Post’s White House bureau chief, congressional bureau chief, and lead fact-checker were among the signatories of a letter to owner Jeff Bezos complaining about the paper’s current leadership and pressing him to come to the newsroom for a sit-down with newsroom leaders, according to a copy of the document obtained by the Washington

Workers of the World, Work Less: Progressive Hill Staffers Demand 32-Hour Work Week To Reduce ‘Burnout’

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A group of progressive staffers on Capitol Hill are pushing their bosses for a 32-hour work week, saying it will reduce “burnout” and “improve worker satisfaction.” The Congressional Progressive Staff Association wrote a letter on Thursday to House and Senate leaders asking that members of Congress adopt the shorter work week, without reducing staffers’ pay.

DeSantis Picks Florida AG Ashley Moody To Succeed Rubio in Senate

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DeSantis chief of staff James Uthmeier to replace Moody as Sunshine State’s top cop Newly appointed Florida senator Ashley Moody with Gov. Ron DeSantis at a press conference (FirstCoastNews/YouTube) Florida governor Ron DeSantis tapped his attorney general, Ashley Moody, to succeed secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio in the Senate, the Republican announced on Thursday.