A House committee has opened a probe into loans by Kabbage and other fintech companies after ProPublica reported that millions had gone to businesses that do not exist.
Excellent investigative reporting on SEC whistleblowers by @truth_eater. This sting operation included delivery of an egg salad sandwich to Amerindo's CEO.
The crook got 10 years in the slammer.
The whistleblower lost his job and home. Didn't even get the egg salad sandwich. https://t.co/O6WlfC8Kka
"[The issue of illegal #immigration] is off the Richter scale in terms of importance for the Republican electorate. It transcends jurisdictions. So, it goes from the suburbs of Orange County to statewide in Nevada", notes Republican strategist John Thomashttps://t.co/wu5VLbj8g6
Storm-producing fire clouds threw out hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes over wildfire-stricken British Columbia and northwestern Alberta provinces in Canada Wednesday and Thursday, bewildering meteorologists. https://t.co/QnyZ9yPq7G
Former President Donald Trump’s team quietly launched a new social media platform on Thursday, billing it as an alternative to Big Tech sites.
The platform, called GETTR, advertised its mission statement as “fighting cancel culture, promoting common sense, defending free speech, challenging social media monopolies, and creating a true marketplace of ideas.”
WASHINGTON — The federal moratorium on evictions will remain in effect after the US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to abruptly end it. The order leaves intact — for now — a policy that renters nationwide have relied on to ease financial hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party.
Armed robbery crew leaves one man shot, many others robbed in 45-minute crime spree across Streeterville and the Loop overnight. A downtown carjacking may also be involved.https://t.co/2cG6WvRYUW
Surfside, Florida - An intense search and rescue effort will continue through the night after part of a 12-story residential building collapsed early Thursday in the South Florida town of Surfside, killing at least one and leaving almost 100 people unaccounted for.
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will nominate Cindy McCain as US ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, elevating a longtime friend and Republican ally to an administration post.
Caption: UNITED STATES - JUNE 23: Rev. Jesse Jackson participates in the Moral March on Manchin and McConnell, a rally held by the Poor Peoples Campaign, calling on them to eliminate the legislative filibuster and pass the "For The People" voting rights bill, outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump's time at Walter Reed could prove to be one of the most consequential weekends in U.S. history. His advisers hoped (one of them prayed) Trump would emerge a changed man. He didn't, and the virus began its third, horrifying march. w/ @yabutaleb7https://t.co/AH3fVocOsZ
NEW: Retail workers, drained from the pandemic and empowered by a strengthening job market, are quitting at record rates for higher paying industries. https://t.co/PtQG6MKCAg
BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with former college athletes over NCAA rules limiting education-related benefits. The high court ruled unanimously that NCAA limits on computers, graduate scholarships, tutoring, study abroad and internships can’t be enforced. https://t.co/x2rXBqnleP
Sanders said he wouldn't support the bipartisan infrastructure bill if it included measures such as raising the gas tax or a fee on electric vehicles, demonstrating that Democrats are at risk of losing progressives' support in a 50-50 Senate https://t.co/dXITbLTrXy
This is pretty clearly a smart move for both Garcia and Yang. Also arguably a flaw in ranked choice voting that these sorts of strategic alliances can matter. https://t.co/SXZT5Gbygj
Caption: UNITED STATES - JUNE 23: Rev. Jesse Jackson participates in the Moral March on Manchin and McConnell, a rally held by the Poor Peoples Campaign, calling on them to eliminate the legislative filibuster and pass the "For The People" voting rights bill, outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)