A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday to trying to extort $25 million from Congressman Matt Gaetz‘s father for sex trafficking allegations in exchange for a presidential pardon.    Stephen Alford, 62, admitted to engaging in a scheme where the contacted Don Gaetz, a prominent Republican politician and a former member of the Florida State Senate,[Read More…]

Earlier this year, California and Colorado banned stage agencies from using the term “alien” to characterize immigrants who entered the United States illegally. Those in support of the change said the word is dehumanizing and demeaning, which can translate to negative treatment of immigrants. Legislators in at least seven states[Read More…]

On Friday, former President Donald Trump criticized Joe Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during an interview with Fox Business host David Asman. Trump added that while he is opposed to vaccine mandates, he also wants Americans to be vaccinated without the threat of force. “Look, I wanted [Biden] to[Read More…]

Around 30,000 people with student loans will be awarded a collective $2 billion under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in the coming weeks. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) is structured to help those who have large student debt but work in low-paying government fields, such as teaching[Read More…]

A report from the Department of the Interior recommends increasing fees for those who drill on public land as a service to taxpayers. The report suggests that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) implement a higher royalty rate to match those fossil fuel developers are charged to drill on private[Read More…]

While in Nantucket on Saturday, President Joe Biden was seen in a store without a mask. A large sign on the door of the establishment noted that face coverings were required inside. Photos taken of the president show him wearing a black mask around his neck, with his mouth and[Read More…]

Starting Monday, the United States will heavily restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries by non-U.S. citizens. The restrictions come as a global effort to stop the spread of the newly identified omicron variant of COVID-19, which exhibits a high level of mutations. Other countries included in the[Read More…]

Florida is now reporting the lowest number of coronavirus cases per capita in the nation despite criticisms Ron DeSantis has faced over loose COVID-19 protocols. The state reported a daily average of 1,393 cases as of Friday. The daily case average of 1,393, which is six cases per 100,000, reflects[Read More…]

As of Friday, the CDC has said that they have not detected any cases of the new coronavirus variant, the Omicron variant, in the United States. However, Dr. Fauci has stated that it is likely the variant has already made its way to the States (The Daily Beast). Fauci told[Read More…]

Out of the 82,000 people brought to the US from Afghanistan in the past few months, almost none were vetted according to protocol. Following the US exiting Afghanistan and the Taliban’s subsequent takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan, 82,000 people entered the US. Senate Republicans drafted a memo outlining the process that[Read More…]