Dem Seeking To Flip Red Seat Blue Fantasized About Disarming Police, Citizens In Resurfaced Video

Democratic Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti said she supported disarming police officers and wanted to emulate Japan’s gun-control laws in a resurfaced video from 2020. Cognetti, who is seeking to unseat Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan in the Eighth Congressional District, has a history of supporting anti-Second Amendment groups, notably Everytown. She made the remarks about…

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As SAVE Act Dies On The Vine, Republicans Unveil Bill To Help Ukraine

Republican senators unveiled legislation Monday to unfreeze Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit, while lawmakers continued to say they lacked the necessary 60 votes to pass the SAVE America Act. Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and John Cornyn of Texas introduced the Seized Assets for Battlefield Equipment and Readiness (SABER) Act to allow Ukraine to purchase military equipment using assets…

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DOJ Charges Texas Doctor In Alleged $89 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme

The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it charged a Texas doctor for his role in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme. The indictment says that Jason Finkelstein, 53, was charged with healthcare fraud and conspiracy over what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme that exploited college student-athletes’ worries about suffering sudden cardiac arrest while…

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