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NZ’s ‘First Refugee Lawmaker’ Charged With Shoplifting at Top Boutiques

WELLINGTON (AP) – New Zealand's first refugee lawmaker has been charged by police a day after he resigned after allegedly shoplifting several times from a local luxury boutique. New Zealand Police said former New Zealand Green Party member Gorriz Ghahraman was charged on Wednesday with two counts of shoplifting from a store in Auckland's trendy […]

Democratic lawmaker quotes ‘Real Housewives’ during Trump critique

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) cited passages from the “Real Housewives” series to criticize former President Trump during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday. “So what do we Democrats have? We have receipts, we have evidence, we have timelines, we have screenshots of foreign governments funneling money into President Donald Trump's pockets through President Trump's estate […]

North Dakota lawmaker hit with misdemeanor charge in speculation case

Republican North Dakota state Rep. Jason Dockter has been charged with misdemeanor charges involving state-owned buildings owned by affiliated companies. Although vague, the complaint alleges that Mr. Dockter voted for “a measure that would apply a financial interest to the payment of acquired real property.” Mr. Dockter has pleaded not guilty in the case and […]

Ex-Dem lawmaker calls his party’s approach to Latino voters ‘very ignorant’

Bakari Sellers, a former Democratic lawmaker and current CNN political commentator, criticized the party's “very ignorant” approach to Latino voters. Appearing on the podcast “Political Roots,” Sellers expressed alarm at the Biden campaign's lack of outreach to minority communities in the run-up to the president's re-election bid. But Sellers took some criticism of the Democratic […]

Ex-Ohio lawmaker is sentenced to probation for domestic violence

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former Ohio lawmaker was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and required to perform 250 hours of community service on domestic violence charges. Republican state Rep. Bob Young was also ordered to abstain from alcohol as part of his probation and cannot enter bars or liquor stores. Woman 'seduced' […]