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Evie Fordham Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti brushed aside his indictment for extortion during a “CBS This Morning” interview that aired Wednesday by saying “people make threats all the time.” “There’s legal experts that say that I was well within the line as an aggressive attorney. There’s many that say that, and the fact of the…
Whitney Tipton Former Vice President Joe Biden said last night he regretted the way he treated Anita Hill during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991. Biden acknowledged his role in the hearings, behavior which has come under scrutiny as he positions himself to enter the presidential race, according to the New York…
Evie Fordham A New York county implemented a ban on unvaccinated children in public places Wednesday amid a record-setting measles outbreak that prompted a state of emergency declaration. People under 18 who have not been vaccinated against measles are barred from places including malls, restaurants, schools and even houses of worship in Rockland County for…
Molly Prince Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed on Tuesday not a single Senate Democrat voted in favor of the Green New Deal because she asked them to vote “present.” “Because I encouraged them to vote present, along w/ others,” Ocasio-Cortez responded when Republican Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso asked her why Democrats ducked going…
Lynn Starkey, a guidance counselor at Roncalli High School, a Catholic school in Indianapolis Indiana has been fired from her job after a 39-year career because the school says her marriage to another woman is in breach of her contract. School officials say that Starkey’s contract will not be renewed for the 2019-2020 school year…
Evie Fordham The White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s staff are testing out a partnership to fight high drug prices for a domestic policy win, White House sources said according to Politico Tuesday. The staff-level talks are being overseen by Domestic Policy Council Director Joe Grogan and the Department of Health and Human Services….
Two years and $30,000,000. That’s what the Russian collusion nothing-burger cost. Robert Mueller concluded his investigation and turned his final report into Attorney General Barr. While we haven’t seen the report yet, we have seen the Attorney General’s summary, stating there was no evidence of collusion. This is substantiated by Mueller’s statement that the investigation…
Chuck Ross Mark Geragos, the celebrity attorney and CNN analyst, is the co-conspirator cited in a federal indictment handed down Monday against Michael Avenatti, according to The Wall Street Journal. Avenatti was indicted and arrested in New York on Monday on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and attempting to extort $20 million from Nike Inc….
Nick Givas Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania listed special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings from the Russia probe on CNN Monday, and it’s not good news for Democrats. “My reaction is a couple of things. We ought to recognize something good. Number one, special counsel Mueller completed his investigation with a team of able investigators…
Kevin Daley Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Los Angeles indicted attorney and celebrity Trump foe Michael Avenatti early Monday afternoon for a range of financial crimes. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) say Avenatti formulated a scheme “to extract more than $20 million in payments from a publicly traded company by threatening…