Rudy Giuliani is facing an investigation by the Department of Justice into alleged lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests. The probe is separate from the investigation of Mr Giuliani’s actions in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the issue, Bloomberg News reports. In 2017, Giuliani was hired to represent Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-born businessman based in Turkey[Read More…]

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, a rising member of the GOP, launched his reelection campaign Monday. “I have never been more optimistic about the future of America and the limitless potential of the next generation,” Scott said as he kicked off his 2022 reelection bid at a rally in his hometown of North[Read More…]

Arizona’s most populous county is scrapping its voting machines and procuring new ones in the wake of the Republican audit of last year’s ballots. In December, Arizona Senate Republicans subpoenaed nearly 400 of Maricopa County’s machines, along with ballots cast by voters, for an unusual audit of the 2020 election results. The Maricopa[Read More…]

California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday. Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to the[Read More…]

Passengers on a Biden campaign bus that was allegedly harassed by Trump supporters while driving through Texas last year filed two lawsuits Thursday, one against individual members of the so-called Trump Train they say tried to run them off the road and another against law enforcement members who plaintiffs allege turned[Read More…]