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Lawmakers Cast Doubt on Ex-Obama Official’s Testimony About Epstein Ties
(Headline USA) Lawmakers said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely “used” her. Ruemmler in her opening remarks told members of the House Oversight Committee that “it…
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Bipartisan Bill Would Force Vote Before Social Security Cuts Hit
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would fast-track a floor vote on Social Security’s looming insolvency, using an independent board to draft a starting plan Congress could no longer easily ignore. The Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone, or PROMISE Act, would direct the Social…
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Illinois Rep. Pleas not Guilty, Wants to Delay House Investigation
(Sean Reed, The Center Square) Illinois State Rep. Carrol Ammons, recently federally indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud, pleaded not guilty in her first court appearance Thursday morning. With the courtroom gallery at its maximum capacity of 49 people, roughly 30 people, consisting of members of the public — along with friends, family and…
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Chuck Schumer Dodges Question about Senate Floor ‘Fart’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., remained tight-lipped on Thursday when confronted about whether he let one loose during a speech a day before. Schumer declined to address online rumors that he may have farted while delivering remarks on the Senate floor on Wednesday, as captured live by C-SPAN. “Did you fart…
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Hunter Biden’s $1.7 Million Defamation Victory Is Short-Lived
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Just last week, disgraced former first son Hunter Biden celebrated after a federal judge awarded him over one million dollars in connection with a defamation lawsuit. But that victory may be short-lived after his former attorneys filed a lien seeking the proceeds. The June 10 $1.7 million judgment stems from Biden’s lawsuit…
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MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Trump’s Celebrity Whisperer
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has put White House officials on notice that he intends to torpedo every rule hitting the House floor until President Donald Trump drops adviser Alex Bruesewitz, NOTUS reported, citing three sources. For weeks Fine has worked his colleagues with the same message, that Bruesewitz must go, one…
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Trump Highlights Election Integrity Threats, Accuses China of Meddling
(The Center Square) In a primetime address Thursday, President Donald Trump highlighted the need for election integrity while accusing China of meddling in U.S. elections, citing over a dozen states that he said have been compromised. Trump began his address by touting the achievements of his administration, citing the economy, lowered prescription drugs, Trump RX,…
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Antifa the Focus at Rubio-Hosted International Summit
(The Center Square) Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted what he described as the growing threat of left-wing terrorism Thursday at a ministerial he convened at the State Department comprising representatives from over 60 countries. The summit comes months after the Trump administration designated Antifa a domestic terror organization, followed by Rubio designating a handful…
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Woke Grad Student Busted For Fake Campus Bomb Threats
(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal agents took a San Jose State University graduate student into custody this week, accusing him of flooding the campus with phony bomb threats and bigoted notes that disrupted operations for months, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday, according to Patch. Ziheng “Tony” Fang, 30, who lives in San Jose,…
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An Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise
(Headline USA) An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can target the protein have failed.…
