Indiana Republican says US attorney ‘declined’ to prosecute threat against his daughters and wife
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) has questioned why federal prosecutors declined to bring charges against a man who threatened his family when the Justice Department has prosecuted similar threats against Democrats, but the Justice Department denies there is a double standard. Aaron Thompson, 33, of Fort Wayne, pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges in October […]
DOJ declined to charge nine officials over classified documents, Trump argues
Former President Donald Trump asked a judge in Florida to dismiss charges against him related to classified documents on the grounds that the Department of Justice was unfairly targeting him, according to court documents made public on Thursday. Trump’s defense attorneys made the request in March in a previously sealed filing, claiming that special counsel […]
Mortgage rates dropped this week, but mortgage applications also declined
Mortgage interest rates have dropped to 6.79% for 30-year mortgages. (iStock) Mortgage interest rates continued to decline slightly this week. Freddie Mac reported. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.79%, down from last week’s average of 6.87%. At this time last year, mortgage rates for 30-year mortgages averaged 6.35%, near the […]
Esquire, Hollywood Reporter declined to publish Jay Shetty exposé
The Hollywood Reporter and Esquire have refused to publish a shocking article by a freelance journalist who discovered that popular self-help podcaster Jay Shetty lied about parts of his biography. John McDermott spent a year researching the story about Shetty and eventually This was published by the UK-based Guardian newspaper. The Hollywood Reporter and Esquire […]
Biden’s Own Staff Acts ‘Like He Has a Big Problem’ with Age, They Declined ‘an Easy’ Interview
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” new york times Columnist David Brooks says he thinks President Joe Biden is “smart enough” and has “good” judgment to run his administration, but that his own staff has clearly criticized him because of his age. He said they were acting “as if we had a big problem” and that they […]