President Donald Trump gleefully announced that, under his direction, U.S. military troops had swooped down on the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento and kidnapped California Governor Gavin Newsom. “We’re charging Newscum with fraud.” When a reporter asked for specifics about the fraud charges, Trump pointed to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi, clearly taken by surprise, said, “We’re looking into it and will let you know the details as soon as we’ve created them.”   read more

Billionaire developer David Siegel has made it clear to his employees who they should support for president, if they want to remain employed. Siegel, founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, sent an email modeled on a chain letter to his 7,000 workers warning them that another four years of the Obama administration might destroy his company.   read more

The National Bank of Canada is taking advantage of a loophole in the law to threaten hundreds of state homeowners with foreclosure if they don’t pay off credit card debt the financial institution bought up in a secondary market. Credigy Receivables, a unit of the bank, buys judgment liens from California lawsuits over unsecured debt and then files foreclosure lawsuits using the liens. The bank is also active in other states.   read more

As far as the Archdiocese of Atlanta is concerned, an organization dedicated to helping women fight breast cancer is “evil” because, church officials claim, the group gives money to Planned Parenthood. But the local chapter of the group, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says the archdiocese is mistaken about the funding.   read more

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether it was constitutional for Louisiana to take five years to try an indigent man for murder because it lacked the funds to pay for a court-appointed attorney.   read more

It might seem like common sense, but researchers have validated the assumption that cracking down on deadbeat companies by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will result in more taxes being paid. In a paper published by Accounting Review, three academics concluded more IRS audits yields more government revenues.   read more

Small towns with small budgets in Alabama have become golden opportunities for companies offering to take over government services. But critics worry whether the price they pay to outsource traditional government services includes diminished civil rights and due process.   read more

A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been traced back to medicine produced by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, a specialty pharmacy that the federal government does not regulate. To date, eight people have died and 105 have become ill from a steroid used to treat back pain and joint disorders.   read more

Informing consumers about foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients is required in 61 nations. The United States has resisted calls from advocates for mandatory GE food-labeling laws but with Proposition 37, advocates hope California will spearhead a new movement for labeling.   read more

While the American median household net worth plummeted 39% in the Great Recession from 2007 to 2010, the median estimated wealth of lawmakers increased 5% during the same period, according to The Washington Post. For the richest one-third of Congress, their wealth expanded 14%.   read more

Police in Dallas, Texas, have claimed a 12% drop in crime, which coincided with new rules making it harder for businesses to report shoplifting. The Dallas Morning News found that almost a third of the crime reduction could be attributed to a new policy discouraging the reporting of shoplifting cases under $50.   read more

Lockheed Martin has really been spreading the campaign contributions around the U.S. House this year. So far, nearly 90% of representatives have received money from the largest defense contractor in the country. Of the 435 House members, 386 accepted such Lockheed-related contributions.   read more

To help Americans learn how the United States government spends their money, AllGov asks each of 350 departments, agencies, and programs to reveal their 10 leading contractors. Most of these entities cooperate, but the U.S. Botanic Garden would not.   read more

Foreign businesses and individuals are barred from contributing to U.S. election campaigns. But what about an American firm that’s foreign owned, such as the one Restore Our Future gave Mitt Romney $1 million?   read more

Claiming immunity from civil action, the Obama administration is fighting one lawsuit claiming AT&T helped the National Security Agency eavesdrop on them and another on behalf of all Americans who have been subjected to illegal spying by the government.   read more

As part of a new national campaign, the FDA contends that almost all Internet drug stores are frauds that often sell counterfeit drugs and Americans should not do business with online pharmacies located outside the United States.   read more

African Americans living in St. Louis housing projects may have been subjected to radiation-laced spraying by the U.S. military during the Cold War.   read more