L.A. Times sues city over Mayor Bass’ deleted text messages

The Los Angeles Times filed a lawsuit against the city of LA on Thursday, accusing officials of illegally withholding and deleting the mayor’s text messages and other public records from the January fire. The city has already taken over many of the exchanges between Mayor Karen Bass and other officials that the Times Reporter is […]

Mayor Karen Bass’ deleted text messages raise eyebrows and questions

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House GOP Unveils ‘Clean’ Text To Fund Government While Democrats Threaten Shutdown

House Republican leaders released textbooks on the bill on Saturday, providing funding to the government until September, avoiding the government’s closures set since midnight on March 14th. Page 99 suspension funds invoiceknown as a continuous solution (CR), it will fund government operations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Government funding plans are widespread backing […]

Union Members Were Paid To Show Up At Rally For Vulnerable Dem Rep, Text Message Reveals

One labor union had to pay members to attend a Sept. 7 rally in support of highly vulnerable Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild, according to text messages obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The International Union of Bricklayers and Associated Craftsmen offered its members $100 to attend a “labor rally/campaign rally” in support of Wild […]

‘Why Would You Speculate?’: Trump Attorney Grills Key Witness Over Text That Could Blow A Hole In Fani Willis’ Defense

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers grilled a key witness Tuesday about why he sent the defense attorney a document confirming the start of a relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis and Nathan Wade. Mr. Wade's former law partner and divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, told Ashley Merchant, the lawyer for Mr. Trump's co-defendant Michael […]

Senate Releases Long-Awaited Text Of Bipartisan Border Security Bill

The U.S. Senate on Sunday released a long-awaited agreement enacting border security reforms in exchange for aid to Ukraine, ending negotiations that began in December. The title of the 370-page bill is: Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 – $118 billion will be earmarked for both aid to Ukraine during its conflict with […]

IRS Whistleblower Says DOJ Prevented Investigation Into Text Message Alleging Joe Biden’s Ties To Overseas Dealings

An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower testified that the Department of Justice (DOJ) blocked investigators from gathering evidence related to alleged involvement in the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son. Whistleblowers Joseph Zeigler and Gary Shapley testified before the House Ways and Means Committee that the Justice Department, under the authority of Attorney General […]

Former New Mexico priest charged with sexual coercion of minor in text messages

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former Catholic priest with a long career in parishes across New Mexico has been arrested on charges of coercing and seducing minors through text messages, federal law says. Enforcement officials announced on Thursday. The Albuquerque federal prosecutor’s office and the FBI field office have announced that Daniel Barizan, of […]

‘The Biden’s are the best’: House Oversight releases stunning text Hunter Biden apparently sent to Chinese executive

Hunter Biden is suspected of sending emails to Chinese business executives boasting about his ability to serve customers, the House Oversight Committee said Tuesday afternoon. Mr Biden boasted to Dong Gongwen, an executive at energy company CEFC linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), that his family was “best” at fulfilling Mr Dong’s boss’s wishes. […]