A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Virgin Islands and women who accuse the late investor Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking can proceed with some of their claims in a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s ties to Epstein. According to CNBC, Senior U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff also allowed a separate lawsuit by Epstein’s accusers against Deutsche Bank to proceed for some of that suit’s claims. https://twitter.com/ricwe123/status/1634978361062879233 The ruling advances elements of three pending Epstein-related lawsuits against JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank. Epstein victims anonymized as Jane Doe filed separate lawsuits against each bank, and the Virgin Islands…
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Nancy Jackson
Nancy grew up in the South where her passion for politics first began. After getting her BA in journalism from Ole Miss she became an arts and culture writer for Athens Magazine where she enjoyed reporting on the eclectic music and art scene in Athens, GA. However, her desire to report on issues and policies impacting everyday Americans won out and she packed her bags for Washington, DC. Now, she splits her time between the Nation’s Capital and Philadelphia where she covers the fast-paced environment of politics, business, and news. In her off time, you can find Nancy exploring museums or enjoying brunch with friends.
Early reports that former president Donald Trump will be indicted this week by a Manhattan grand jury have rocked Capitol Hill. Over the weekend, Trump remarked that New York City authorities may arrest him on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. He called on his supporters to “protest” and “take our country back” in the event of his arrest. The New York City Police Department is already preparing for the indictment… The NYPD is erecting metal barricades outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court where charges are expected tomorrow against former President Donald…
A coalition of lobster businesses and industry groups from Maine filed a federal lawsuit this week against the California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, accusing the environmental group of defamation. The coalition, led by the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA), claims the foundation made defamatory statements about Maine lobster fishing practices, misleading consumers and commercial lobster buyers about the state’s lobster harvest, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Maine. The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program makes recommendations to consumers and major seafood sellers about where to purchase products. Last year, the group downgraded Maine lobster…
A new analysis is revealing the price tag of corporate America’s woke donations. According to the latest reports from the Claremont Institute, corporations have donated over $82 billion to Black Lives Matter-related causes. Per The Daily Wire, the BLM Funding Database is a part of Claremont’s American Way of Life project: In a column announcing the new tool, Claremont stated that the $82.9 billion given so far “includes more than $123 million to the BLM parent organizations directly. These figures, while shocking, likely underrepresent the true magnitude of the shakedown as some companies failed to make known their contributions, and…
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing his alleged involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children. Fox News has more: The warrant was issued Friday after the ICC declared there are “reasonable grounds to believe that each suspect bears responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population and that of unlawful transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, in prejudice of Ukrainian children.” The ICC wrote that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful…
Hunter Biden has filed a countersuit against John Paul Mac Isaac, the computer repair shop owner who turned a laptop belonging to the president’s son over to authorities and members of the press three years ago. Biden’s suit accuses Issac of six counts of invasion of privacy by illicitly distributing his private data. The counterclaim was filed on Friday in a Delaware district court. HUNTER-BIDEN-COUNTERCLAIMDownload In 2020, Isaac said a man who he believed to be Hunter Biden dropped off three laptops at his store in April 2019, only one of which was salvageable. While repairing the laptop, Isaac said he…
At least a dozen people ranging from members to employees of Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate have been subpoenaed as part of the Justice Department’s ongoing probe into the former president’s handling of classified materials. According to an exclusive report from CNN, multiple sources close to Trump’s inner circle confirmed that multiple individuals have been subpoenaed to testify to a federal grand jury, intentionally casting a “wide net.” https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1636493094878351361 The report noted that Trump’s communications aide Margo Martin, who worked in the White House and then moved with Trump to Florida, appeared before the grand jury in Washington, DC earlier this…
Democrat presidential nominee Marianne Williamson’s legacy of preaching love and forgiveness is on the brink of collapse. Williamson, who recently launched her second White House campaign, is facing allegations of abusive behavior from former political staffers. Williamson is hardly the first Biden adversary to face complaints from former employees… In 2021, over 20 staffers to Vice President Kamala Harris told Politico that she created a “tense and at time dour office atmosphere.” “People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it’s an abusive environment,” said another person with direct knowledge of how Harris’…
The manhunt for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s ex-chief of staff is escalating. The FBI has raided the Florida home of Roy McGrath, just two days after the former chief of staff failed to appear in Baltimore on Monday for the start of his criminal trial. Joseph Murtha, McGrath’s attorney, confirmed the search in a phone interview with The Associated Press Wednesday afternoon. An FBI spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that agents “conducted court-authorized activity at that residence” but declined to elaborate. “I haven’t a clue. I didn’t see this coming,” he said. “This behavior is so out of the ordinary for him.…
A political action committee supporting former President Donald Trump has filed an ethics complaint against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of his expected 2024 announcement. Make America Great Again Inc. claims the Sunshine State governor has violated state ethics and election laws with his “shadow presidential campaign.” On Wednesday, the group filed the complaint with the state’s Commission on Ethics, a majority of which are DeSantis appointees. NBC News first reported the complaint alleges that DeSantis has already checked all the boxes for someone considering a run for the White House, including making stops in early primary states; writing a book; raising…