Drain the Swamp
The swamp didn't drain itself. It never planned to. — illustrated record of Washington corruption: lobbyists writing laws, bureaucrats collecting bonuses, politicians trading on insider knowledge, contractors billing triple.
Editorial / Opinion Section

Your money.
Their pockets.

Lobbyists writing the laws they benefit from. Bureaucrats collecting bonuses while programs collapse. Politicians trading stock on insider knowledge. Contractors billing triple for half the work. This is the documented record of Washington corruption — names, amounts, and the primary sources that prove it.

The swamp didn't drain itself. It never planned to.

June 3, 2026 · Maine Senate · Schumer (D) · Platner (D) New

Schumer Said “We’re Going to Beat Susan Collins” Five Times. He Knew About the Sexts.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has publicly backed Graham Platner (D) for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat at least five times — including after multiple rounds of sexting allegations involving roughly a dozen women emerged. The DSCC held a crisis huddle with Platner one week before the June 9 primary. Schumer has not withdrawn support; only Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) called Platner “a creep.”

10 sources · DSCC · Fox News · CNN · Bangor Daily News
June 3, 2026 · NJ-12 · Hamawy (D) · DOJ / SDNY New

A NJ Democrat Who Testified for the 1993 WTC Bombing Cleric Just Won a Congressional Primary. 6 Killed. ~1,000 Injured.

Dr. Imad Hamawy (D) won the NJ-12 Democratic primary on June 2, 2026, with approximately 27.4% of the vote. In 1995, he testified as a defense character witness for Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman — the “Blind Sheikh” whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, killing 6 and wounding roughly 1,000. Rahman was convicted of seditious conspiracy. Hamawy’s prior testimony is on the public record; United States v. Rahman, 189 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 1999).

11 sources · DOJ · SDNY (1995 trial record) · NY Post · NJ.com
June 2, 2026 · Maine Senate · Platner (D) New

He Boasted About Buying Cocaine on the Government Dime. His Party Endorsed Him Anyway.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) admitted in his own now-deleted Reddit posts to buying cocaine and “doing some drugs” on paid military leave — “on the government dime,” with “No regrets.” Days before the June 9 primary against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), much of the party closed ranks behind him.

14 sources · Washington Free Beacon · NBC News · Bangor Daily News
June 1, 2026 · New York City · Hochul (D) · Mamdani (D) New

Nine Years, One Apartment, a Quarter-Million Gone. A Brooklyn Landlord’s ‘Twilight Zone.’

Park Slope landlord Thomas Diana says nearly nine years in NY housing court over one apartment cost up to $325,000. New York’s ~two-year eviction timeline and housing-court backlog is why it can run a decade.

Fox News · News 12 Brooklyn · NY Senate (RPAPL §711, S2366) · ABC7
May 31, 2026 · LA Mayor Race · June 2 Primary · Bass (D) New

Karen Bass Appears to Liken Spencer Pratt to Trump as the LA Mayoral Race Tightens.

“We know what it means if you put somebody who is a reality TV star in a seat of power,” Mayor Karen Bass (D) said of her surging challenger. Polls show a dead heat (Bass 26, Raman 25, Pratt 22); Pratt out-raised Bass roughly 10-to-1. The June 2 primary needs 50% to avoid a November runoff.

13 sources · Fox News · CNBC · NBC News · UC Berkeley IGS · LA Ethics filings
May 30, 2026 · FBI / DOJ · Biden Corruption Probe · Operation Round River New

The FBI Tried to Thwart the Biden Family Corruption Probe. Here Is What They Actually Did.

Laptop authenticated 2019. FITF met Twitter 30+ times. An FBI lawyer stopped his own analyst mid-sentence on Oct. 14, 2020. Operation Round River buried 40+ CHS in “prohibited access” files. Whistleblowers’ team removed two weeks after announcing plans to testify. 17,019 congressional pages. All documented.

10 sources · House Weaponization Subcommittee · IRS Whistleblowers · The Federalist/Round River · RCI Timeline
May 30, 2026 · Iowa · Des Moines Schools · ICE · Federal Sentencing New

An Illegal Alien From Guyana Became Iowa’s Largest School District Superintendent. He Got 2 Years in Federal Prison.

Ian Andre Roberts — entered U.S. 1994 on a tourist visa, never left. Counterfeit SSN across 6 districts in 5 states for 20+ years. Fake doctorate (Morgan State), fake MIT MBA. Making $286,716/year as DMPS superintendent when ICE arrested him Sept. 26, 2025 — loaded gun, $3K cash, and his own deportation order in the car. Board Chair Jackie Norris (D), former Michelle Obama Chief of Staff: “radical empathy.” Sentenced May 29, 2026: 24 months + deportation to Guyana.

ICE · DHS · Iowa Public Radio · Daily Caller · Wash Examiner · Fox News · KCRG · 10 sources
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May 30, 2026 · Newark, NJ · Delaney Hall · Federal Charges New

A Protester Bit Two ICE Officers. The FBI Arrested Another for Threatening to Kill an Agent’s Family. Democratic Governors Attended.

9-day siege at Delaney Hall (May 22–30, 2026). Brendan Geier, 26, charged for biting 2 ICE officers — both hospitalized (max 20 yrs). Nicholas Scelfo, 27, FBI-arrested for threatening to kill an officer’s family on video. Gov. Sherrill (D-NJ) + Sen. Kim (D-NJ) at Memorial Day protest. Rep. McIver (D-NJ): attending while under federal indictment from the 2025 incident. DHS Sec. Mullin: 8,000% increase in ICE death threats.

DOJ · USAO-NJ · Fox News · Axios · DHS Mullin X · Newark Daily Voice · 12 sources
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May 30, 2026 · California · Gov. Newsom (D) · SOMAH / NEM 3.0 New

Inside Gavin Newsom’s Solar Scam — $900M Spent, 7% Delivered, Donors Enriched.

SOMAH collected $900M+ in ratepayer funds for one million low-income renters. After a decade: 65,600 got solar (6.6%). Sunrun — $50K to Newsom, 78% of contracts, two execs in state agencies. CEJA: $230K in fees, zero panels installed. CPUC unanimously passed NEM 3.0: 17,000 jobs gone. California: $0.35/kWh.

10 sources · CPUC · City Journal / Rufo+Hufford · CAL DOGE · EWG · Rep. Kiley (R-CA)
May 30, 2026 · Los Angeles · Karen Bass (D) · 18th Street Gang New

LA’s Paid “Peace Ambassador” Was Actually a Violent Gangbanger — And the City Paid Him $58,156 to Prove It.

Michael Angel Alvarez, alias “Diablo” — 18th Street gang member, convicted gang murderer (2002), second felony April 2025 while on the city payroll — arrested by FBI on May 29, 2026 with body armor in his trunk. Mayor Karen Bass (D-LA): zero public statements. Two federal gang-fraud cases from LA anti-violence programs in 14 months.

9 sources · DOJ · NBC LA · KTLA · Daily Caller · Bill Essayli — First Asst. U.S. Attorney
May 30, 2026 · DHS / CBP · Surveillance Cover-Up New

DHS Ousted Three Career Privacy Officers Who Said the New Orders Were Illegal.

Heritage Foundation appointee Roman Jankowski — sworn in as DHS Chief Privacy Officer on January 20, 2025 — issued December 2025 directives ordering career staff to relabel completed, signed compliance documents as “drafts” to block FOIA release. Trigger: a career officer had lawfully released a Mobile Fortify Privacy Threshold Analysis to 404 Media — the only public record that the 100,000+ deployment facial recognition app existed without a completed Privacy Impact Assessment. Three CBP officers who objected were reassigned. IRS shared taxpayer data with DHS 42,695 times illegally (Judge Mehta, Feb. 2026). DHS IG launched biometric audit Feb. 6. GAO investigating whistleblower retaliation.

WIRED/EPIC · NPR · NBC News · Warner/Kaine Senate · DHS IG · POGO/GAO · 11 sources
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May 29, 2026 · LA Mayor Race · Karen Bass (D) · June 2 Primary New

She Cut the Fire Department by $17.5M. Flew to Ghana. 31 People Died. This Is Karen Bass’s Complete Record as Mayor of Los Angeles.

Ghana trip, dry hydrants, fire chief fired, after-action report altered, deleted texts in discovery, 15% homes permitted, $67M for 255 housed, electioneering complaint, polling at 30%. Every fact primary-sourced. Vote June 2.

14 sources · LA Times · CA Court of Appeals · Alvarez & Marsal audit · Crowley lawsuit
May 28, 2026 · CIA / EDVA · Federal Theft Complaint Breaking

$40 Million in Gold Bars. A Navy Pilot Career That Never Happened. One Career CIA Officer.

FBI agents seized 303 one-kilogram gold bars (~$40M), $2M cash, and 35 luxury watches from former senior CIA Senior Executive Service officer David J. Rush at his Fairfax County, VA residence on May 18. Arrested May 19. Allegedly faked Navy pilot service while actually enlisted as an Information Systems Technician (discharged Feb 2015 as Lt O-3, not Captain O-6). Allegedly fabricated Clemson + RPI degrees. 744 hours fraudulent military leave (~$77K). Charged under 18 U.S.C. § 641. CIA Director John Ratcliffe (R) referred to FBI Director Kash Patel (R) and AG Pam Bondi (R). Detention hearing May 29 in EDVA.

Fox News · ABC · NBC · CBS · NPR · Washington Post · AP · 13 sources
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May 27, 2026 · Los Angeles · Election-Law Complaint New

Filmed at the Ballot Box. By Her Own Campaign. Six Days Before the Primary.

LA Mayor Karen Bass (D) faces a formal complaint filed May 26 with City Clerk Patrice Lattimore alleging she violated CA Elections Code § 18370 — the 100-foot electioneering buffer at a county drop box. Pratt's attorney Peter McNulty filed; spokesman Alex Stack calls it “blatantly false.” Emerson poll: Bass 30 / Pratt 22 / Raman 19. Austin Beutner (D) withdrew Feb 5 after his daughter died. Rick Caruso refuses to run. Trump endorsed Pratt May 21; Dennis Quaid endorsed May 27. The fire that killed 31, the $17.5M LAFD cut, the fired whistleblower chief, ~15% Palisades rebuild permits, $67M / 255-placed Inside Safe, the May 7 Court of Appeals discovery loss — all of it on the June 2 ballot.

Fox News · The Hill · Washington Examiner · TIME · Newsweek · LAist · 26 sources
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May 25, 2026 · Maine Senate · Nazi Tattoo / Purple Heart New

The Democratic Senate Candidate With a Nazi Tattoo Mocked a Purple Heart Recipient Online. Then His Campaign Emailed the Wrong Influencer.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has a documented Nazi-SS Totenkopf chest tattoo (ADL, CNN KFile October 2025). Deleted Reddit posts mock a Purple Heart recipient and sexual-assault victims. Campaign strategist Jeff Coote cold-emailed Dave Portnoy (Jewish, Barstool Sports founder) on May 23 to amplify a Red Sox-ownership attack ad. Portnoy went nuclear on X. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) rallied for Platner in Orono the same day. Platner leads Sen. Susan Collins (R) by +7 points per Newsweek poll and holds endorsements from Warren, Reich, Khanna, and Gallego.

ADL · CNN KFile · NBC News · Daily Caller · Bangor Daily News · 15 sources
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May 25, 2026 · DOJ / Civil Rights · Yale Admissions New

DOJ Found Yale Was Illegally Discriminating Against White and Asian Students. Biden Dropped the Case. Trump Revived It.

The DOJ Civil Rights Division issued a formal Title VI finding on August 13, 2020 that Yale University illegally discriminated against white and Asian applicants. AG Barr (R) filed the original complaint. The Biden DOJ dropped the case in February 2021. The Trump administration revived enforcement in 2025. Yale ultimately agreed to comply with non-discrimination requirements. The 2024 admissions cycle showed continued enrollment disparities that formed part of the enforcement record.

DOJ Civil Rights Division · Title VI · Yale OCR record · 12 sources
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May 24, 2026 · OFAC / Cuba Sanctions · Twitch Marxist Subpoenaed New

Federal Investigators Just Subpoenaed Hasan Piker for an Unauthorized Cuba Trip. On Stream, the Marxist Multimillionaire Said: ‘Not Great for Me.’

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an administrative subpoena under the Cuban Asset Control Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 515) and IEEPA against Hasan Piker — a Marxist Twitch streamer with ~2.9M followers and an estimated $8M net worth — and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, over their March 2026 Nuestra América Convoy trip to communist Cuba. On Twitch, Piker confirmed the subpoena: “not great that they’re after your boy.” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s daughter Isra Hirsi was on the same convoy. Max civil penalty: $1.37M/violation; max criminal: $1M + 10 years. ~40 Americans under scrutiny inside the broader 145-nonprofit / ~$1B-revenue parallel DOJ-NSD + Treasury probe. Acting AG Todd Blanche (R). Presumed innocent — pre-charge.

Fox News Digital (Nomani) · Twitchy · TMZ · The Post Millennial · HuffPost · Legal Insurrection · 16 sources
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May 24, 2026 · NY Sanctuary State · DHS 6,947 Released New

Former Democratic Gov. David Paterson Says Hochul’s Sanctuary-State Bill Was an ‘Egregious Mistake.’ It’s Already Released 6,947 Criminal Aliens.

Former NY Governor David Paterson (D-NY, 2008-10) — the only living former Democratic NY governor — told Cats Roundtable that Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and the NY Legislature made an “egregious mistake” passing the May 21, 2026 New York for All Act. DHS data: 6,947 criminal illegal aliens released by NY under sanctuary rules since Jan 20, 2025 — 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 207 sexual-predator offenses. Border Czar Tom Homan: “They’re not going to stop us.” Nassau Co Exec Bruce Blakeman (R) vows lawsuit. Rensselaer Co Exec Steve McLaughlin (R) on X: “F OFF you vapid puppet.” Roman Ceron Amatitla — released by NYC DOC defying ICE detainer — charged with 8 counts second-degree murder + arson in the March 16, 2026 Flushing, Queens fire that killed 4, including a 3-year-old.

Daily Caller · Jingletree (Cats Roundtable verbatim) · DHS · Gothamist · Spectrum News · House Oversight · 18 sources
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May 23, 2026 · Lafarge ISIS Cement · DOJ Asset Forfeiture New

DOJ Has Sat on the $777M Lafarge ISIS Fine for 3½ Years. Gold Star Families Are Still Waiting.

DOJ collected $777.78M from Lafarge SA’s Oct 18 2022 EDNY plea (case 1:22-cr-00444-WFK, Judge William F. Kuntz II) — the largest corporate terrorism-financing penalty in US history and the first time any corporation was charged under the federal material-support statute. ~1,000 plaintiffs (military families + ISIS attack survivors) press for distribution under 28 CFR Part 9 + Anti-Terrorism Act 18 USC 2333. Lead petitioners: Hailey Dayton (FL, daughter of SCPO Scott Cooper Dayton USN EOD KIA Syria Nov 24 2016, first US service member killed in Syria during OIR); Lindsey Stacy (TX, wife of CPO Kenton Stacy USN EOD wounded Raqqa). Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) + Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-8) press AG Bondi. Funds still sit in Asset Forfeiture Fund under Acting AG Todd Blanche.

Fox News · DOJ EDNY press release · House Judiciary C-SPAN · Paris Criminal Court · DOD KIA roster · 29 sources
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May 23, 2026 · DOJ/Treasury Cuba Probe · FARA Investigation New

DOJ and Treasury Open Parallel Probes of 145 US Nonprofits Allegedly Coordinating With Havana.

Fox News Digital identifies 145 US-based nonprofits, labor groups, and activist collectives mobilizing in support of the Cuban government, combined ~$1B aggregate annual revenue. DOJ National Security Division + Treasury OFAC running parallel probes for FARA + sanctions exposure. Acting AG Todd Blanche (R) unsealed April 23 2026 indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro on May 20 at Miami’s Freedom Tower. Trump EO 14404 May 1 IEEPA Cuba program; OFAC GAESA designation May 7. Sec. Marco Rubio (R) Spanish-language address. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) July 2024 FARA conviction (Egypt) is comparable precedent. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE: no nonprofit has been charged; named subjects presumed innocent until DOJ files.

Fox News Digital · OFAC EO 14404 · CNN · NPR · Heritage Foundation · 20 sources
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May 23, 2026 · SFOF Watchdog · Biden Policy Architecture New

A 40-State Treasurer Coalition Just Named the Biden Policy Architecture as a Feature, Not a Bug, of Federal Fraud.

State Financial Officers Foundation CEO OJ Oleka tells Fox News Digital the Biden-era policy choices — self-attestation, waived verification, suspended pre-disbursement controls, refusal to refer 562,000 flagged loans — enabled $500B+ in documented federal-program fraud. SBA OIG $200B+ PPP/EIDL · DOL OIG $191B UI. Vance Task Force April 24 2026 referred $22.2B / 562K Biden-flagged loans to Treasury for collection. Aimee Bock 41.5-yr FOF sentence May 21 2026. SFOF: 40 treasurers, 28 states, $28B protected in 2025.

Fox News · SFOF Report · SBA OIG · DOL OIG · GAO · House Oversight · Sen. Ernst · 15 sources
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May 21, 2026 · DOJ Self-Investigation · Mar-a-Lago Documents Breaking

A Former DOJ Prosecutor Allegedly Emailed Volume II of the Jack Smith Report to Herself. The Filename: ‘Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf.’

Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, 62 · former Biden-era MAUSA at SDFL Fort Pierce · indicted May 19 in N.D. Florida on 4 federal counts (18 U.S.C. § 1519, § 2071, § 641 x2) · max 25 years · pleaded NOT GUILTY May 20 · Volume II of Jack Smith's final report remains under seal per Judge Aileen Cannon's Feb 2026 order · FBI Director Kash Patel (R) verbatim. Defendant presumed innocent.

DOJ Press · Fox News · CBS · ABC · CNN · NPR · PBS NewsHour · CNBC · WaPo · 14 sources
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May 21, 2026 · NYC Mayor · Documented Visits · Al-Khoei Islamic Center New

Mayor Mamdani Visited an Islamic Center Whose Imam Minimized the Holocaust in 2006 and Praised Hamas in 2023. The Free Beacon Counted Four Visits.

Washington Free Beacon (Jon Levine May 21, 2026) documents 4 visits by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) (inaugurated Jan 1, 2026) to Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center (Jamaica, Queens) Jan 2025–Feb 2026, including Friday prayers as sitting mayor Feb 20 (“It feels like returning home to be here”). Sheikh Fadhel Al-Sahlani's public record: 2006 NY Sun Holocaust minimization, Nov 3 2023 sermon praising Hamas (MEMRI), Feb 20 2026 Mahdi supplication. Mayoral office condemned the cleric's statements.

WFB · NY Sun (Wayback) · Beliefnet · MEMRI · NPR · JTA · ADL · 16 sources
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May 21, 2026 · Colorado · Polis Commutes Tina Peters · CO Dem Party Censures 89.8% Breaking

Colorado Democrats Just Formally Censured Their Own Governor. 89.8% Voted Yes.

Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) on May 15, 2026 commuted convicted election-system saboteur Tina Peters (R, former Mesa County Clerk) from 8y 3m to 4y 4½m — parole-eligible June 1, 2026 — after weeks of Trump pressure (NCAR cuts, Space Command relocation, “Scumbag Governor” posts). Trump posted “FREE TINA!” on Truth Social within hours. The Colorado Democratic Party State Central Committee voted 89.8% on May 20 to formally censure their own governor. AG Weiser (D): “mind-boggling.” SoS Griswold (D): “affront to our democracy.” Sen. Bennet (D): “disqualifying.” Republican DA Rubinstein: “a gross injustice.”

Fox News · Colorado Sun · CPR · 9News · CBS Colorado · NPR · CNN · PBS NewsHour · AG Weiser · The Hill · 20 sources
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May 21, 2026 · California Medi-Cal · Senate Appropriations · Kennedy vs Blanche Breaking

Sen. Kennedy: ‘What the Hell Are We Doing About It?’ Medi-Cal Is Now Paying for Spiritual Interventions.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) at the May 19 Senate Appropriations hearing pivoted from DOJ FY2026 budget questioning of Acting AG Todd Blanche to California Medi-Cal billing. The structural fact behind the “exorcism” framing: a CMS Section 1115 waiver approved October 16, 2024 (Biden era) allows CA, AZ, NM, OR — all D governors — to reimburse American Indian / Alaska Native traditional health-care practices including spiritual interventions, ceremonies, rituals, herbal remedies. Gov. Newsom (D-CA) signed CA into the framework same day. California has NOT published spending data. Trump admin froze $1.3B in CA Medi-Cal reimbursements in May 2026. CMS FY2025 Medicaid IPR 6.12% / $37.4B.

Fox News · Kennedy senate.gov · C-SPAN · Newsom press release · CMS · GAO-25-107770 · CalMatters · KQED · NPR · 14 sources
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May 18, 2026 · Los Angeles · DOJ Voter-Bribery Charge · O’Keefe Media Group Breaking

Skid Row, $2 a Signature, Twenty Years — and the Federal Charge That Caught One of Them.

Trump DOJ charges Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey, CA with one federal felony under 52 U.S.C. § 10307 for allegedly paying homeless Skid Row residents $2–$3 cash plus cigarettes, marijuana, and phone cards to sign ballot petitions and fill out California voter-registration forms. O’Keefe Media Group caught her on hidden camera 28+ times in March 2026. AAG Harmeet Dhillon (R), USAO C.D. Cal. First Assistant Bill Essayli (R), FBI LA ADIC Akil Davis. Presumed innocent — pre-plea.

DOJ · FBI LA · Fox News · Wash Examiner · Wash Times · KTLA · NBC LA · CBS LA · OMG · Newsom · Logan · 20 sources
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May 18, 2026 · Georgia · JQC vs. D Supreme Court Candidates · Abrams-Family Judge Reversed by 11th Circuit Breaking

The Georgia JQC, Two D-Backed Justices, and an Abrams-Family Judge — All in One Twenty-Four-Hour News Cycle.

Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission cites Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin (D-backed) for “reasonable” violations of Rules 4.1(A)(2) + 4.2(A)(2) on the day before the May 19 election. U.S. Chief Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner (Stacey Abrams’s biological sister) briefly tried to seal the JQC statements. The 11th Circuit reversed 2-1 (Newsom + Luck (R) majority, Kidd (D) dissent). Money: Planned Parenthood Votes $750K for D slate; Gov. Kemp (R) PAC $500K for incumbents.

GA JQC · AJC · Federalist · The Hill · Townhall · Courthouse News · CNN · Ballotpedia · 20 sources
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May 18, 2026 · NYC City Hall · MOME Press Credentials · Mangione Hearing Breaking

NYC City Hall Gave Press Credentials to the “Mangionistas” — Then Asked Them to Cover the Hearing.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-Socialist)’s MOME credentialed three Luigi Mangione fans (Ashley Rojas, Lena Weissbrot, Abril Rios). Outside a May 18 evidentiary hearing they called murdered UHC CEO Brian Thompson a “terrorist” whose children are “better off without him” and said of his killing “I liked it.” Former Mayor Eric Adams (D), whose 2025 vetting reform Mamdani scrapped: “That decision was reckless.”

Free Beacon · NY Post · Newsweek · CNN · CNBC · amNY · Mamdani spox Pekec · Adams · 19 sources
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May 17, 2026 · California Hospice Fraud · CMS Crackdown · AB 2624 ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ Breaking

The Hospice Crackdown: 800 Sham Providers Shut Down — and Why the “Minnesota Connection” Is Mostly a Myth.

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz suspends ~800 LA County hospices billing $1.4B; VP JD Vance defers $1.3B in California Medicaid. The Sacramento answer to YouTuber Nick Shirley’s 42.8M-view exposé: AB 2624, the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” authored by AG Rob Bonta’s wife Mia Bonta (D).

CMS · Vance Task Force · Ways and Means · CDPH · AG Bonta · Nick Shirley · 32 sources
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May 17, 2026 · NYC · Outdoor Dining · Local Law 121 · Mamdani Era New

Devoured by Bad Government: How NYC Democrats Killed Outdoor Dining.

40 of 3,500 restaurants approved by NYC’s April 1, 2025 outdoor-dining deadline — a 91% collapse from the pandemic peak. Architects: former Mayor Eric Adams (D) and former Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D), Local Law 121 of 2023. ~$37,000 per streetery. Mamdani (D-DSA) inherits and adds more weight: $30/hr by 2030, junk-fee enforcement, expanded delivery-app fee caps. Consequence: 11,720 jobs and $373M in wages gone with the program collapse.

NYC Comptroller · NYC Council · City Journal · Streetsblog · amNY · Crain’s · 20 sources
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May 17, 2026 · Russia-Hoax Probe · Acting AG Blanche · Sunday Morning Futures New

‘What Is Not Ready?’ Bartiromo Presses Acting AG Blanche on the Russia-Hoax Probe.

Maria Bartiromo to Acting AG Todd Blanche (R-appointed): “What is not ready?” SDFL grand jury under U.S. Atty Jason Reding Quiñones — 150+ subpoenas. James Comey (D-appointee) re-indicted April 28, 2026. John Brennan (D-appointee) probe active. DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s July 2025 criminal referral named Obama-era officials. The scoreboard after nine years: one conviction (Kevin Clinesmith, 2020, probation).

Daily Caller · ODNI · House Judiciary · DOJ · Senate Judiciary · DOJ OIG · CBS · NPR · 20 sources
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May 16, 2026 · Texas Lottery · Gary Grief · Travis County DA · Re-Indictment New

A Travis County Grand Jury Indicted the Former Texas Lottery Boss Twice. The DA Dropped It the First Time in Three Days.

Gary Grief indicted twice. April 14 charge dismissed by Travis County DA José Garza (D-TX) in three days. May 14 re-indictment identical. First court date June 26.

Travis County DA · Texas Lottery Commission · Texas Tribune · Houston Chronicle · 12 sources
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May 16, 2026 · Minnesota Medicaid · Arnold Kubei · DHS Suspension · House Oversight New

From Bankruptcy to a $3.2 Million Medicaid Check — On Governor Walz’s Watch.

Arnold Kubei. Lamborghini on YouTube. $3.2M in Medicaid payments since 2024. DHS suspension April 28. House Oversight: Walz (D) and Ellison (D)“lied” about their knowledge.

MN DHS · House Oversight · Fox News · MN Reformer · Daily Caller · 12 sources
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May 15, 2026 · DOJ Civil Rights · Title VI / Safe Streets · Fairfax County (D) New

DOJ Opens a Civil Rights Probe of Fairfax’s Top Prosecutor. The Allegation: He Discriminates Against U.S. Citizens.

May 6, 2026 — Asst. AG Harmeet K. Dhillon authorized a federal “pattern or practice” investigation of Fairfax CW Atty Steve Descano (D) under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Safe Streets Act. The predicate: a December 15, 2020written office policy directing prosecutors to “consider immigration consequences where possible.” Descano’s 2019 campaign language was quietly removed weeks before his May 14 congressional testimony.

15 sources · DOJ · Washington Post · Fox News · National Review · Daily Caller · House Judiciary
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May 15, 2026 · Seattle · KCRHA · Clark Nuber Forensic Audit New

Seattle and King County Spent $260M on Homelessness. The Audit Found a $45M Hole and $13M Just Missing.

Clark Nuber forensic audit, April 22, 2026: $44.7M negative cash position at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. ~$13M unaccounted ($8M unreconciled receivables + $4.26M admin overspend + $1.26M unpaid King County interest). 100% of sampled P-card transactions with compliance exceptions. $36,700 in MasterCard gift cards with no recipients. Durkan (D) + Constantine (D) chartered it; Rivera (D) + Dembowski (D) want it dissolved.

16 sources · Clark Nuber · Capitol Hill Seattle · PubliCola · KOMO · KUOW · KIRO 7 · RealClearInvestigations
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May 14, 2026 · VP Vance · Medicaid Fraud · CA / NY / HI · MN Predicate New

Vance Just Cut $1.3 Billion to California. Hawaii Has Zero Indictments.

VP JD Vance announced May 13, 2026 the deferment of $1.3B in federal Medicaid reimbursements to Newsom (D-CA) over suspicions of fraud — following a previous $350M+ deferment from Walz (D-MN). A 50-state audit of every federally funded Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) is now open. Hawaii (Green-D): 0 indictments, 0 convictions, years. New York (Hochul-D): 9 indictments on a $100B program. CMS imposed a parallel six-month moratorium on new Medicare hospice + home health enrollments nationwide. The lever: ~$500M/yr in federal MFCU funding under 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(q).

Fox News · ABC7 LA · CNN · NBC News · CMS · HHS-OIG · 42 USC 1396b(q) · 12 sources
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May 14, 2026 · ICE / HSI · OPT Visa Fraud · Director Todd Lyons New

10,000+ Foreign Students. Phantom Employers. Empty Buildings. Managers in India.

ICE Director Todd Lyonsannounced May 12, 2026 that federal investigators have identified more than 10,000 foreign students linked to “highly suspect” employers under the OPT (Optional Practical Training) program — and called the figure “just the tip of the iceberg.” HSI site visits in VA, TX, GA, IL, NY, NJ, NC, and FL found empty buildings, locked doors, multiple companies at one address with no leases, and OPT participants managed remotely by staff in India. STEM OPT regulates roughly 540,000 post-graduate F-1 workers with no mandatory employer field inspections.

Fox News · Washington Times · ICE / HSI · 8 CFR § 214.2(f)(10) · Daily Wire · NTD · 13 sources
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May 13, 2026 · Washington/Columbus · House Oversight Task Force · Chair Brandon Gill (R-TX) New

288 Home-Health Companies. Seven Buildings. $250M in Medicaid Billings.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) tapped Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) to chair a new House Oversight task force. First case: a document-demand letter to Ohio Medicaid Director Scott Partika over 288 home-health firms sharing 7 Columbus addresses that billed Medicaid $250M (2018-2024). Ohio is GOP-led (DeWine, Yost, Faber); the target is the $37B-counted / $150B-estimated federal Medicaid integrity gap.

15 sources · Fox News · Daily Wire · Daily Signal · CMS PERM · Ohio Auditor · House E&C
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May 13, 2026 · Minnesota · Walz (D-MN) / Ellison (D-MN) New

A Minneapolis Grocer. $1.14M in EBT. A Walz-Era Pattern That Won’t Stop.

Hennepin County charged Abdidwahid Mohamed with stealing $1,141,082 from SNAP at Minnesota Food Grocery on Lake Street — the latest line in a six-year ledger that runs from $250M Feeding Our Future to a $9B across-MN total. House Oversight: Walz and Ellison knew in 2019.

16 sources · Fox News Politics · USDA OIG · KSTP · KARE 11 · DOJ U.S. Attorney MN · House Oversight
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May 12, 2026 · Michigan-07 · Bridget Brink (D) · 14 Sources New

She Wants to Ban Stock Trading. As Biden’s Ukraine Ambassador She Made 179 Trades Worth $4 Million.

Bridget Brink — Biden’s U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (May 2022–April 2025) and Democratic front-runner in Michigan’s 7th — is campaigning on a federal stock-trading ban that would explicitly cover ambassadors. Free Beacon’s review of her OGE Form 278e/278t: 179 individual transactions worth $754K–$4M during her ambassadorship — Tesla, Albemarle, Block, Rivian, China EV makers NIO and Polestar. Primary August 4, 2026.

Washington Free Beacon · OGE 278e · MI Advance · Detroit News · Hawley PELOSI Act · 14 sources
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May 12, 2026 · Georgia 2020 · Lawfare · 15 Sources New

The Phone Call That Got Trump Impeached Was Illegally Recorded. The Deposition Just Confirmed It.

Deposition testimony, reported by The Federalist on May 12, 2026, confirms that the Jan 2, 2021 Trump-Raffensperger call — the audio cited in H.Res. 24’s second-impeachment article and in Fani Willis’s Fulton County RICO indictment — was recorded by Deputy Sec. of State Jordan Fuchs while she sat in Orlando, Florida. Fla. Stat. § 934.03 makes recording a phone call without all-party consent a felony. Fulton County case dismissed November 26, 2025.

The Federalist · Congress.gov H.Res. 24 · Fla. Stat. § 934.03 · Daily Beast · PBS · NPR · 15 sources
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May 11, 2026 · North Carolina · Gov. Roy Cooper (D) · 11 Sources New

Former Dem Gov in Hot Seat for ‘Complete Failure’ in ‘INSANE’ Early Release of Thousands of Inmates.

Roy Cooper (D) released 4,234 inmates — including 734 beyond the minimum 3,500 — under an early-release order. Within two years, 560+ were rearrested. Cooper is now running for Senate against Michael Whatley (R). The NC legislature launched an oversight probe. Fox News: ‘complete failure.’

Fox News · NC Legislature · NCDPS · Daily Caller · 11 sources
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May 11, 2026 · Maryland · Gov. Wes Moore (D) · 10 Sources New

Left-Wing Governor Ripped for ‘Insane’ Answer on Whether He’d Support His Minor Son’s Gender Transition.

On PBD Podcast Episode 791, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) was asked if he’d support his 12-year-old son’s gender transition. Moore declined to give a clear answer — and drew immediate social media backlash. He later drew a partial line at puberty blockers. No policy action has been announced.

Fox News · PBD Podcast #791 · OutKick · Newsweek · 10 sources
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May 11, 2026 · Los Angeles · Mayor Bass · 18 Sources New

She Confirmed She’d Be There. 31 People Are Dead. Now She’s Not Coming.

LA Mayor Karen Bass (D) withdrew from a May 13 wildfire accountability forum she had confirmed — days after a debate where she took visible damage and CBS News fact-checked her on the budget cuts. She cut $17.5M from the LAFD budget. Was in Ghana when the fires started. Allegedly altered the after-action report. Fired the chief who warned her. Just lost a court appeal that opens her deleted texts to discovery.

League of Women Voters · Pat Brown Institute · LAFD · CA Court of Appeals
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May 11, 2026 · Hegseth · Sen. Kelly (D-AZ) · SASC · 17 Sources New

Hegseth Says Senator Kelly Leaked Classified Info. Kelly Says It Was Hegseth’s Own Quote.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)of leaking classified information after Kelly appeared on Face the Nation describing a Senate Armed Services Committee briefing. Kelly’s response: the specific quote Hegseth labeled classified was verbatim from Hegseth’s own April 30 SASC testimony — on the public record.

CBS News Face the Nation · SASC record · DoD statement · AP · 17 sources
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May 10, 2026 · California · Gov. Newsom · 16 Sources New

California DAs Revolt as Newsom Frees Rapists, Murderers and Attempted Killers.

271 pardons. 166 commutations. A 1974 rapist-murderer freed after DA Dan Dow formally opposed it. An illegal alien’s 10 attempted-murder convictions erased to block ICE. 5 LWOP murder commutations in one batch. DAs from SLO to San Bernardino are pushing back in writing.

SLO County DA · DHS · CA Senate GOP · San Bernardino DA
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May 8, 2026 · Federal Agencies · GAO / OMB New

“$186 Billion. Improperly Paid Out. In a Single Fiscal Year.”

GAO’s FY 2025 report: $185.8B across 64 programs — a $24B spike. Medicare $57B, Medicaid $37.4B, EITC $21B. 12 of 24 agencies non-compliant.

GAO-26-108694 · OMB · CMS · HHS OIG · 10+ sources
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May 6, 2026 · Seattle · State of Africatown 2026 · 11 Sources

“I have a District 3 budget. And then a black budget.”

Seattle Council President Joy Hollingsworth (D, District 3) told the State of Africatown 2026 town hall she keeps two budgets: District 3, and a “black budget.” Asked what percentage of the $8.9B city budget should be the black budget, she emailed back: “8.9 billion dollars.” Then cancelled the radio interview. Mayor Katie Wilson (D)is simultaneously cutting all agencies 5–10% on a $140M deficit.

Fox News · Seattle Red · KTTH · Jason Rantz · Wikipedia
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May 6, 2026 · DOJ Weaponization · 2016 → 2026 · 21 Sources

Patel: “The FBI Lied.” A Decade of Democrat Lawfare Against Donald Trump.

FBI Director Kash Patel on Hannity’s podcast (May 6, 2026): “The FISA court themselves came back and said these warrants were illegal… the FBI essentially lied.” Plus: an undocumented “burn bag” room at FBI HQ missing from the bureau’s own blueprints. The full ten-year record from Steele dossier (Clinton/DNC paid $1.02M, FEC-fined $113K) → Crossfire Hurricane → Mueller (no collusion) → two impeachments (acquitted) → Mar-a-Lago raid → Bragg, Letitia James, Fani Willis, Jack Smith.

Horowitz IG · Durham Report · FISC Boasberg · Cannon J. · NY App. Div.
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May 3, 2026 · Race Policy · CA · IL · NY · MN · 16 Sources

Reparations by Stealth. How Democrats Built a Race-Based Wealth Transfer Without a Vote.

James Carville: “Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it.” Evanston pays $25K in cash by race. California’s reparations bureau costs $11.3M/yr. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) committed $200M in public-backed cannabis equity loans with race-priority filters. None required a national vote. The Judicial Watch lawsuit is in federal court.

$200M NY · $11.3M CA · $25K Evanston · Judicial Watch lawsuit · 4 states
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May 3, 2026 · Obama DOE · Green Energy · 16 Sources

Obama Called It “Clean Energy.” It Burns Fossil Fuels. It Incinerates 6,000 Birds a Year. And California Won’t Let It Close.

The $2.2B Ivanpah Solar Plant burns natural gas every morning, emits 46,000+ metric tons of CO2 annually, and turns thousands of birds into midflight smoke plumes. Both Trump and Biden tried to shut it down. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) CPUC unanimously blocked closure in December 2025. $780M in taxpayer loan exposure remains outstanding.

6,000 birds/yr · $780M loan · Sierra Club: “environmental disaster”
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May 3, 2026 · Illinois · Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) · 15 Sources

He Raped a 5-Year-Old. Pritzker Let Him Walk. ICE Had to Hunt Him Down.

Erik Giovanni-Quiroa — Guatemalan national, 2011 firearm aggravated battery, 2025 child rape conviction — finished his 3-year Illinois sentence. ICE filed a detainer. Under Pritzker’s TRUST Act, IDOC ignored it and released him. ICE ran a targeted vehicle stop April 22, 2026; he fled. DHS: “Governor Pritzker must end this insanity and stop releasing pedophiles into our communities.” He is one of 1,768 criminal illegal aliens Illinois has released despite ICE detainers since January 2025.

1,768 released · 5 homicides · 10 sex predators · 4,000+ in IL custody
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-$23B
📦
GONE
May 2, 2026 · Tax Flight · IRS Data · 20 Sources

They Raised Taxes. Everyone Left. Now Hochul Is Begging Them to Come Back.

IRS migration data: California lost $11.9 billion in adjusted gross income in a single year. New York lost $9.9 billion. Illinois led the nation in rate of income loss. Florida gained $20.65 billion. Gov. Hochul in March 2026: “Our tax base has been eroded — see who you can bring back home.” California is now drafting legislation to follow departing residents with taxes for ten years.

-$23.8B CA peak year · +$20.65B FL · 28.6% Chicago vacancy · 20 sources
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$2.2B

BURNED
May 2, 2026 · Obama DOE · Solyndra · 18 Sources

Obama Promised Green Jobs. He Got FBI Raids, the Fifth Amendment, and $2.2 Billion Gone.

The DOE Section 1705 program issued $16.15 billion in loan guarantees. GAO calculated a $2.21B net taxpayer cost. Solyndra: FBI raid, executives took the Fifth, Obama bundler George Kaiser was placed ahead of taxpayers in repayment. Abound Solar: cadmium waste, criminal probe. Crescent Dunes: bankrupt twice. Ivanpah: $1.6B outstanding, burns 6,000 birds a year, NRG trying to close it early.

$527M Solyndra loss · $2.21B total cost · $1.6B Ivanpah exposure · 18 sources
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May 2, 2026 · Seattle · Mayor Katie Wilson (D)

“Your Job Is Questions. Mine Is Deciding Which Ones I Answer.” Seattle’s Socialist Mayor. The cameras are paused. The answer was ‘Not really.’

Self-described “democratic socialist” Mayor Katie Wilson paused Seattle’s camera network, banned ICE from city property, told millionaires “bye” on camera, and organized a Starbucks boycott that cost the city $750M. When a reporter asked about a shooting outside her event, her staff stepped in. Wilson eventually answered: “Not really.” Seattle ranks #4 worst for crime among 30 largest U.S. cities.

#4 worst crime · 172.9% above national avg · $12.26M missing · 16 sources
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May 2, 2026 · Maine Senate · Graham Platner (D)

SS Tattoo. Hamas Praise. Blamed Rape Victims. Democrats Want Him in the U.S. Senate.

Graham Platner wore a Nazi Totenkopfskull on his chest for 18 years. He praised a Hamas raid that killed 5 Israeli soldiers as “a damn fine looking and successful raid.” He blamed rape victims in Reddit posts. He identified as a communist. He covered the tattoo up only after reporters noticed. Sen. Fetterman: “an a**hole with a Nazi tattoo.” Sen. Warren: “my kind of man.”

18 yrs wearing Nazi tattoo · 4 staff resignations · $15K NDA offer · 16 sources
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April 30, 2026 · SCOTUS · Census · Redistricting · Electoral College

The Map That Can’t Be Undrawn. How Republicans are locking in a structural majority through 2040.

One day: SCOTUS gutted the VRA, Florida passed a 4-seat R map, Texas cleared. Virginia’s Dem counter blocked. Citizenship-only census pending. 1.5M Californians already gone. The 2032 Electoral College map is being built right now — with interactive EV comparison, seat shift charts, and migration data.

+9 R seats in one day · EV map 312→322+ · 33 sources
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April 29, 2026 · SCOTUS · Voting Rights · Redistricting

They Called It Civil Rights. The Court Called It Racial Gerrymandering.

SCOTUS ruled 6-3: Louisiana’s race-redrawn congressional district is unconstitutional. The VRA did not require it. For four years, the NAACP LDF and Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee used federal courts to force Louisiana to sort voters by skin color — manufacturing a safe Democratic seat. Up to 19 Democratic House seats now at risk nationally.

Alito · Thomas · Kagan dissent · NAACP LDF · Eric Holder · 17 sources
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UCLA
April 21–28, 2026 · First Amendment · Administrative Abuse

The Hecklers Got Off. The Hosts Got Threatened.

150+ protesters disrupted a DHS General Counsel event at UCLA Law School — shouting “Nazi,” displaying profane signs, sending death threats. Zero discipline against disruptors. Then Assistant Dean Bayrex Martí emailed the Federalist Society: identify the protesters and you could face campus proceedings.FIRE’s First Amendment attorneys responded the same day.

UCLA School of Law · Martí · FIRE · 13 sources
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April 28, 2026 · EPA Budget Hearing · Viral

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) — “You Are a Member of Congress. You Should Know.”

DeLauro has been on House Appropriations for 35 years. At the April 28, 2026 EPA budget hearing she didn’t know Loper Bright v. Raimondo (2024) — the SCOTUS ruling that killed Chevron deference and directly limits EPA regulatory power. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called her out. She responded: “I don’t have to listen to this BS.” White House: “Terrible take. Even worse hair.”

CT-03 · Ranking Member, House Appropriations · 15 sources
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James Comey
April 28, 2026 · Breaking · Arrest Warrant Issued

James Comey (Former FBI Director) — “He Ran the FBI. Now He Has an Arrest Warrant.”

In May 2025, Comey posted seashells spelling “86 47” on Instagram — street slang for killing the 47th president. A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted him April 28, 2026 on 2 counts: threatening the president and interstate transmission of a threat. Up to 20 years. First indictment (lying to Congress) was thrown out — unlawfully appointed prosecutor. Second is active. Arrest warrant issued.

EDNC · Judge Flanagan · Acting AG Blanche · 12 sources
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Hakeem Jeffries
April 21–27, 2026 · House Minority Leader

Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) — “Maximum warfare. I don’t give a damn.”

April 21: Jeffries declares “maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time” on YouTube + X. April 25: WHCD shooter opens fire on Trump admin. April 27: Jeffries doubles down at Capitol press conference: “I stand by it. I don’t give a damn about your criticism.”Plus calls Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt a “disgrace” and “stone-cold liar.”

Capitol presser · 14 sources · Companion to WHCD file
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Breaking · Apr 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) · Medi-Cal Hospice Fraud
Gavin Newsom

The Auditor Screamed. Newsom Looked Away. Four Years Later, Trump Cleaned It Up.

California’s State Auditor warned Governor Newsom in March 2022 that Los Angeles had 1,841 hospice agencies— vs. 41 in New York — and “large-scale fraud and abuse” was rampant. He signed a narrow moratorium on new licenses and did nothing for four years. In April 2026, Trump’s task force suspended 447 providers and froze $600M+. Operation Skip Trace: $267M billed, zero legitimate services ever rendered.

$267M
Op. Skip Trace
1,500%
LA hospice growth
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Breaking · Apr 23, 2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) · Virginia Democrats
Abigail Spanberger

They called it “fairness.” The judge called it unconstitutional. We call it the Blue Lobster.

Virginia Democrats spent $56.4 millionselling a 10-1 gerrymander as an act of “fairness.” Their governor promised “no plans” to redistrict — then signed the map. Their ballot question was ruled “flagrantly misleading.” They put a fake Trump billboard in rural Republican counties to trick GOP voters. Judge Jack Hurley blocked the entire process one day after it narrowly passed.

6-5 → 10-1 attempted·$83.2M total spent·Ruled unconstitutional
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Breaking · Apr 21, 2026
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

She stole $5 million from FEMA. Bought a $109,000 ring. Resigned minutes before expulsion.

Indicted November 2025 on 15 federal counts. House Ethics Committee found 25 of 27 violations provenby clear and convincing evidence. She resigned April 21, 2026 — minutes before the gavel — and called it a “witch hunt.” Trial: February 2027.

~$5M FEMA stolen·$109K ring·15 federal counts
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New · Apr 21, 2026
CA Labor Sec. Julie Su (D)
Julie Su

$32.6 billion. No fraud controls. Then a promotion.

Julie Su waived California's UI fraud-prevention controls in spring 2020, against DOL guidance. EDD paid out $32.6 billion in improper payments — the largest state UI fraud in U.S. history. California then borrowed $20 billion from the federal government to cover the hole. Biden's response: promote Su to Acting U.S. Labor Secretary, where she oversaw the federal debt her own decisions created.

$32.6B
Improper payments
$20B
Federal loan drawn
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New · Jul 16, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Bob Menendez

Gold bars in his closet. Cash in his boots. Egypt on speed dial.

The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was on Egypt's payroll — $480K cash stuffed in jacket pockets and boots, $150K in gold bars, a Mercedes. Convicted on all 16 counts including acting as a foreign agent. Sentenced to 11 years. The first sitting U.S. senator in history convicted of working for a foreign government.

16/16
Counts convicted
11 yrs
Federal prison
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New · Apr 20, 2026
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)
Ilhan Omar

$30 million appeared. Then it vanished. The income didn't.

Omar filed a disclosure claiming $30M in household assets — a 3,500% jump — then amended it to under $95K and blamed accountants. The same corrected filing still shows $213K in distributions from her husband's venture capital firm. House Oversight is demanding records. Tom Emmer calls her a "complete fraud."

3,500%
One-year asset jump
$213K
Income kept — not erased
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New · Apr 20, 2026
Federal Corruption
Hillary Clinton

They built the lie. The FBI ran it. Big Tech buried it.

The Clinton campaign paid $1.02M for a fabricated dossier. The FBI used it to wiretap American citizens, forged a CIA document to renew the warrant, and paid Twitter $3.4M to suppress the counter-narrative. The Durham Report put it all on record. Zero days in prison for anyone involved.

$1.02M
Clinton paid Fusion GPS
0
Days in prison
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New · Dec 21, 2023
Ald. Edward M. Burke (D), Chicago 14th Ward
Edward M. Burke

54 years. The Finance Committee. His private law firm. The same businesses.

Chicago’s most powerful alderman chaired the City Council Finance Committee for 30+ years while running a private property tax law firm whose clients needed city approvals. He withheld permits and tax breaks until businesses hired him. The FBI intercepted 9,101 calls. Convicted December 2023 on 13 counts of racketeering, bribery, and extortion. Sentenced to 2 years federal prison and a $2 million fine. His $96,000 annual city pension was revoked within 30 minutes of sentencing.

13/13
Counts convicted
54 yrs
In office
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New · Jan 7, 2025
Mayor Karen Bass (D-LA)
Karen Bass

She cut $17.6M from the LAFD. Then flew to Ghana. The hydrants ran dry.

Mayor Karen Bass signed a $17.6 million LAFD budget cut in June 2024 — stripping overtime that funded wildfire helicopter training. Fire Chief Crowley warned in writing in December 2024 that the cuts compromised large-scale emergency response. Bass flew to Ghana for a presidential inauguration as red flag warnings activated over Los Angeles. The Palisades Fire ignited January 7, 2025. Approximately 20% of fire hydrants in the zone ran dry. The fire chief who documented the failure was fired.

$17.6M
LAFD budget cut
~20%
Hydrants ran dry
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New · Sep 26, 2024
Mayor Eric Adams (D-NYC)
Eric Adams

Turkish Airlines upgraded him. He waived FDNY’s inspection. Seven prosecutors resigned rather than drop it.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams accepted more than $123,000 in free Turkish Airlines business-class flights and luxury hotel stays over seven years — then allegedly pressured the FDNY to waive a fire safety inspection at the Turkish Consulate. Indicted September 2024 on 5 federal counts — the first sitting NYC mayor ever criminally charged. Charges dismissed April 2025 after Adams cooperated with Trump’s immigration enforcement. Seven federal prosecutors resigned in protest. The judge called it “a bargain.”

$123K+
Turkish airline bribes
7
Prosecutors resigned
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New · Nov–Dec 2018
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13)
Rashida Tlaib

She won the election. Then paid herself $17,500 more. The Ethics Committee agreed — unanimously.

Under FEC rules, a candidate’s eligibility to draw salary from campaign funds ends on Election Day. Ten days after winning her 2018 election, Tlaib’s campaign paid her $2,000. Three weeks later, another $15,500. Total post-election salary: $17,500. The House Ethics Committee unanimously found the violation proven under Report 116-473 and ordered her to repay $10,800. She co-sponsored sweeping campaign finance reform in the same Congress.

$17.5K
Taken after election ended
$10.8K
Repayment ordered
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New · May 2024
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)
Henry Cuellar

Azerbaijan’s oil company. A Mexican bank. His wife’s consulting firm. ~$600,000.

Rep. Henry Cuellar sat on the House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee — setting CBP and ICE budgets — while allegedly accepting ~$600,000 in bribes from SOCAR Texas Americas (Azerbaijan’s state oil company) and Banco Azteca (a major Mexican bank), routed through his wife’s consulting company. Indicted May 2024 on bribery, money laundering, and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Pardoned by President Trump in 2025.

~$600K
Alleged bribes
2
Foreign govts involved
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New · Oct 26, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16)
Jamaal Bowman

The handle read “PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS.” He said it was an accident.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on September 30, 2023, during a House government funding vote Democrats were attempting to delay. The handle read “PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS.” Surveillance video contradicted his claim it was accidental. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor false fire alarm charge — $1,000 fine, 6 months probation. The full House voted 214–191 to formally censure him under H.Res.914. He lost his June 2024 primary by approximately 17 points.

214–191
House censure vote
–17 pts
Primary loss margin
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New · Aug 2021
Ald. Carrie Austin (D), Chicago 34th Ward

The FBI asked what she got for the zoning approval. “Just a cake.”

Alderman Carrie Austin chaired the Chicago City Council Budget Committee for two decades while controlling all zoning decisions in her 34th Ward. According to a federal indictment filed August 2021, she accepted home improvement bribes — contractors paid by a developer — in exchange for city zoning approvals worth tens of millions of dollars. When FBI agents asked what she received, her documented response: “just a cake.” She pleaded guilty to federal bribery in 2023. Twenty-nine years in office.

29 yrs
In office
Guilty
Federal bribery plea, 2023
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