Trump’s slush fund is gone – but his IRS agreement is a new level of self-dealing | Mohamad Bazzi

The president’s immunity from continuing audits made fewer headlines than the ‘anti-weaponization fund’, but it’s no less egregious Last week, Todd Blanche, the acting US attorney general, told Congress that he was abandoning plans to establish a $1.8bn fund to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies. The administration’s attempt to use taxpayer money to pay people … Read more

What Are Graham Platner’s Chances of Unseating Susan Collins?

NBC News is projecting Democrat Graham Planter will face incumbent Republican Susan Collins in Maine’s Senate race in November. Meanwhile, Republican Steve Hilton is projected to face off against former Biden cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra in the race for California governor. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Bill Gates faces House investigators over Jeffrey Epstein ties

House lawmakers are turning their focus to billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates as congressional investigators press ahead with their probe into Jeffrey Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.  Gates will participate in a voluntary interview with the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Members on the panel are expected to pepper him with questions about his relationship … Read more

Sen Tom Cotton urges DOJ to probe Chinese bid to ‘kneecap’ American AI

Sen. Tom Cotton urged the Justice Department to investigate a covert campaign linked to China designed to “kneecap” America’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure in a letter obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital. In the letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Arkansas Republican calls for federal investigators to examine whether foreign actors are … Read more

Controversial Graham Platner overcomes allegations to seal Maine Democratic nomination for Senate race – US politics live

Marine veteran won 72% of the vote despite infidelity and abuse allegations that emerged during primary campaign Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary Sign up for the Breaking News US email European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests, with only one in 10 … Read more