US Representative Sheila Kerfilas McCormick of Florida has been indicted for allegedly stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using it to support her 2021 campaign. The Justice Department accused her of funneling overpayments from a federally funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract through her family’s healthcare company to her campaign. Matt Gagnon criticized the scheme, highlighting the misuse of FEMA funds and the corruption involved. He also referenced similar issues in Maine politics, emphasizing the misuse of taxpayer dollars for personal gain and the need for accountability in political funding.
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.
It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and aggravating people across the political spectrum.
Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.
