DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Taiwan Unveils Record Defense Budget As China Threat Grows
Should spend ‘more’
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Cook Political Report shifts Iowa, Texas races to tossups
Cook Political Report provides race rankings based on polling data and research.
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President Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting him showing George Washington a completed White House ballroom. MS NOW's Molly Jong-Fast calls it "more than a little ironic" and shares how it's indicative of how Trump is looking at the midterms and his presidency.
WASHINGTONPOST (Perry Stein, Alexei Koseff) - Feds seize Eric Swalwell’s devices, search home as part of sexual assault inquiry
The former congressman, once considered a leading candidate in the California governor’s race, resigned after allegations surfaced in the spring.
AMERICANTHINKER - What’s wrong with Israel’s public diplomacy
By Joseph Puder The Israelis need their own Karoline Leavitt.
AMERICANTHINKER - Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed says he and Jesus Christ are cut from the same cloth because they’re both ‘radicals’
By Olivia Murray Have you ever seen “logic” so faulty?
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Top 10 Reasons To Move To Alabama
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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Rep. Jimmy Gomez faces sexual assault accusation as Capitol Hill misconduct crisis deepens
A woman has accused California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of sexual assault and harassment through the House Ethics Committee, directly contradicting his claim that his conduct was consensual, as Congress confronts a mounting wave of misconduct scandals in both parties. Attorneys Lisa J. Banks and Sarah E. Nesbitt, representing the unnamed woman, issued a statement […] The post Rep. Jimmy Gomez faces sexual assault accusation as Capitol Hill misconduct crisis deepens appeared first on American Almanac .
A woman has accused California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of sexual assault and harassment through the House Ethics Committee, directly contradicting his claim that his conduct was consensual, as Congress confronts a mounting wave of misconduct scandals in both parties. Attorneys Lisa J. Banks and Sarah E. Nesbitt, representing the unnamed woman, issued a statement days after the Ethics Committee announced its investigation on Aug. 17. Their client, they said, had been interviewed by the panel and gave an account that flatly rejected Gomez's version of events. The committee said it was investigating whether the 51-year-old Gomez "may have engaged in sexual misconduct in violation" of congressional conduct rules, "including engaging in…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills more than 100 as rescue efforts falter
More than 100 miners are dead after underground tunnels collapsed at an unregulated gold mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, and rescuers say the body count keeps climbing. Several tunnels at an artisanal mining site in Zamboye gave way roughly two days before recovery teams pulled more than ten additional bodies from […] The post Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills more than 100 as rescue efforts falter appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 100 miners are dead after underground tunnels collapsed at an unregulated gold mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, and rescuers say the body count keeps climbing. Several tunnels at an artisanal mining site in Zamboye gave way roughly two days before recovery teams pulled more than ten additional bodies from the debris on Thursday morning alone. Local Red Cross volunteer Gervais Ganagoro told the Associated Press that hopes of finding anyone alive were fading fast. A court in the Baboua subprefecture, the local administrative jurisdiction, confirmed that the tunnels caved in and triggered a landslide. It opened an investigation to determine why the tunnels failed, identify the dead, track down…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Sen. Joni Ernst targets 'fraudster families' with bill to cut off relatives of convicted scammers from federal aid
A California family's $18 million COVID-relief fraud scheme, complete with ankle-bracelet escapes and a fugitive chase to Montenegro, has inspired new Senate legislation aimed at blocking convicted fraudsters' household members from federal money. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act, a bill that would bar anyone living with […] The post Sen. Joni Ernst targets 'fraudster families' with bill to cut off relatives of convicted scammers from federal aid appeared first on American Almanac .
A California family's $18 million COVID-relief fraud scheme, complete with ankle-bracelet escapes and a fugitive chase to Montenegro, has inspired new Senate legislation aimed at blocking convicted fraudsters' household members from federal money. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act, a bill that would bar anyone living with a convicted criminal or fraudster from receiving federal grants, loans, subawards, or reimbursements. Ernst rolled out the legislation alongside her August Squeal Award, a monthly spotlight on government waste that this time named 15 families she says collectively swindled taxpayers out of roughly $50 million. The bill and the award share a common thread: fraud that runs…Open