A prominent conservative watchdog may be closing its doors for good. According to multiple reports, Project Veritas is in financial ruin. The James O’Keefe-founded nonprofit organization has suspended all operations indefinitely amid widespread layoffs. (RELATED: Breaking The Silence: James O’Keefe Exposes Hawaii Gov’s Ban On Photography In Lahaina) Per Mediaite: According to a letter titled “Reduction in Force” that was sent to Project Veritas staffers by HR director Jennifer Kiyak on Wednesday, the organization is putting all operations on pause amidst severe financial woes. “In the interest of preserving the possible future existence of Project Veritas we need to put operations on…
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Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.
Rupert Murdoch is retiring as chairman of Fox Corporation and Fox News. The media mogul will step down in mid-November. His son Lachlan “will become sole Chairman of both companies.” In a memo to employees, Murdoch reflected on his prolific career: “For my entire professional life, I have been engaged daily with news and ideas, and that will not change. But the time is right for me to take on different roles, knowing that we have truly talented teams and a passionate, principled leader in Lachlan who will become sole Chairman of both companies.” https://twitter.com/sarafischer/status/1704844136283513320 Fox News has more on…
Former Trump administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson has accused Rudy Giuliani of groping her on the same day MAGA supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Hutchinson, the senior aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, described America’s Mayor as “a wolf closing in on its prey.” In her upcoming book “Enough,” she describes the alleged encounter with Giuliani backstage during former President Donald Trump’s remarks at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021. Per Mediaite: She accuses Giuliani of putting his hand “under my blazer, then my skirt” while noting that former Trump adviser John Eastman witnessed the assault. “I feel his frozen fingers…
Representative Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has taken a critical stance towards his party. The conservative legislator has expressed his concerns publicly since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy initiated an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden despite the lack of direct evidence showing that Biden benefited from his son’s business deals or that they influenced any of his policy decisions. According to Mediate, Buck is pursuing job openings at CNN and other outlets due to mounting frustration. The congressman confessed as much in a phone interview with the New York Post: “I am interested in talking to folks at CNN and other news…
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz (R) escalated his feud with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday. The Republican firebrand took to X (formerly Twitter) earlier in the day, announcing that he had “taken the liberty of drafting a subpoena to Hunter Biden.” Gaetz’s post ended with a thinly veiled taunt for McCarthy: “It simply requires your date and signature. Millions of Americans are wondering if you’re serious.” https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1704147655838802183 Recent developments have caused tensions within the Republican caucus to spill into the open. On Tuesday, House GOP leadership had to postpone a vote on a short-term measure to extend government funding,…
Nearly three years after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, the federal government has added Ray Epps to the list of defendants in the Justice Department’s Capitol Breach Cases. Epps stands accused of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds. Epps is currently suing Fox News in Delaware Superior Court over allegations the outlet and its hosts, especially Tucker Carlson, defamed him by promoting conspiracy theories based on his actions during the Capitol attack. As Mediaite reports: According to court documents, Epps was charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly or disruptive conduct in…
Some legal experts call her involvement damning. Almost everyone agrees that the classified documents case led by special counsel Jack Smith will feature her as a critical witness intended to incriminate the 45th president. Donald Trump’s longtime personal secretary, Molly Michael, has become a central figure in the classified documents case after her comments following the FBI’s search at Mar-a-Lago. Michael quit her job shortly after the execution of the warrant, telling investigators she felt “uncomfortable” with Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and his responses to National Archives requests for presidential records over an 18-month period after he left…
Police are searching for former NFL player Sergio Brown after his mother’s battered body was found in a creek behind her suburban Chicago home. The Maywood Police Department reported the discovery of Myrtle Brown, 73, on Saturday after relatives alerted authorities that Brown and her son had gone missing. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Brown died from injuries sustained during an apparent assault. The office ruled her death a homicide. Brown’s brother, Nick, has taken the family’s plea for the ex-defensive back’s safe return to social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Brown…
Grammy-winning artist Maren Morris is done with country music. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Morris announced her intention to leave the industry. Citing alleged prejudices exposed by the Trump era, Morris blasted her musical peers as “misogynistic and racist and homophobic and transphobic.” The singer, who recently got a taste of pop music performing on stage with Taylor Swift, proclaimed: “After the Trump years, people’s biases were on full display.” “It just revealed who people really were and that they were proud to be misogynistic and racist and homophobic and transphobic. All these things were being celebrated,…
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton is bowing out. The Democratic politician representing a congressional district in Northern Virginia will retire at the end of this term. In April, Wexton announced doctors had diagnosed her with Parkinson’s Disease. In a statement on Monday morning, she announced that she hadn’t made progress in managing her symptoms as she had hoped. After noticing women in her support group weren’t having the same difficulties, Wexton underwent further testing that determined she has progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) – a rare and eventually fatal neurological disorder. NBC News has more on Wexton’s reaction to the new diagnosis, which…