Former Newsom chief of staff charged with stealing $225,000 from Becerra campaign funds for private jets and designer handbags while claiming $1 million in false tax deductions.
Johnson vows next week repeal of Senate provision allowing senators $500,000 lawsuits over phone records searched during Jack Smith’s January 6 investigation.
Trial begins for former NY governors’ aide accused of acting as Chinese agent who blocked Taiwan officials and accepted millions in COVID vendor kickbacks.
Atlanta Fed President Bostic announces February retirement as Powell’s chair term also nears expiration, three years after trading scandal involving 154 blackout-period transactions.
House Democrats release Epstein emails claiming Trump knew about underage girls hours before shutdown vote, prompting GOP to release 20,000 more pages.
Trump pardons Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s husband for 2013 medical fraud conviction three days after endorsing her 2026 reelection though he already served 48-month prison sentence and paying $848,504 restitution.
FCC rolls back rate caps for prison phone and video calls despite research showing family contact reduces recidivism, allowing charges up to $0.41 per minute.
FDA names Richard Pazdur to head drug regulation after predecessor resigned over conduct concerns and drugmaker lawsuit alleging personal vendetta.
Trump administration paid $7.5 million to Equatorial Guinea for deportation agreement using humanitarian aid fund intended for crises, exceeding eight years of combined foreign assistance to country where 70% live in poverty.
PM Viktor Orban announces that Trump promised “financial shield” protecting Hungary from currency speculation attacks after $600 million U.S. LNG purchase commitment.
