Report details ballroom donors’ federal contracts, enforcement actions - The Washington Post

The list contain heavyweights in the tech, financial and defense sectors, including Google, Comcast and Lockheed Martin...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/03/trump-ballroom-donors-contracts-enforcement/

 

Paula White’s Pay-To-Pray Scam (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #576)

— Paula White’s pay-to-pray scam: Trump’s faith advisor wants your cash. (0:32)

— Columbus school district bans candy bribes used to lure kids to Bible classes. (15:00)

— Catholic college faces backlash for inviting former Irish president Mary McAleese to speak at graduation. (24:33)

— South Dakota governor gives employees time off to “celebrate the resurrection” of Jesus. (39:55)

— The global religious exodus: Why people are switching—and ditching—faith. (44:15)

— Utah law now allows religious franchise owners to remain closed on Sundays. (1:00:25)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/03/27/paula-whites-pay-to-pray-scam/

Bill Barr BUSTED In Trump Corruption Scandal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBQePWagUHI

Supreme Court says state officials can engage in a little corruption - Vox

Jackson argues that the statute should be read to prohibit "rewards corruptly accepted by government officials in ways that are functionally indistinguishable from taking a bribe," much like the payment at issue in this case appears to be. 

Kavanaugh's majority opinion, meanwhile, relies heavily on policy arguments and other claims that go beyond the statute's text. He does attempt to make a textual argument — Kavanaugh notes that the statute at issue in Snyder, like a different statute that only concerns bribes, uses the word "corruptly" — but his best arguments are atextual... 

It's also notable that neither Justice Clarence Thomas nor Justice Samuel Alito, both of whom have accepted expensive gifts from politically active Republican billionaires, recused themselves from the case. Thomas and Alito both joined Kavanaugh's opinion reading the anti-corruption statute narrowly…

https://www.vox.com/scotus/357170/supreme-court-snyder-united-states-corruption

Maria Bartiromo hyped the false Biden-bribe story hundreds of times - The Washington Post

"Bartiromo's two programs, Fox Business' Mornings with Maria and Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, featured references to the now-indicted FBI informant's claims at least 219 times in 2023, according to a Media Matters review of show transcripts," the new report reads. "The former, a three-hour weekday program, featured 181 such claims over 62 episodes, while the latter broadcast the remaining 38 claims over 9 episodes."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/01/maria-nartiromo-biden-bribe-story/

Democrats demand GOP turn over info on indicted think-tank leader, 'patient zero' of Biden probes

"We are concerned that an official committee of the House of Representatives has been manipulated by an apparent con man who, while a fugitive from justice, attempted to fortify his defense by laundering unfounded and potentially false allegations through Congress," Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) wrote in a letter alongside Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.). 

Luft was arrested Feb. 17 in Cyprus but fled after being released on bail and remains a fugitive, according to court filings from the Justice Department.

"Although Mr. Luft has been on the run for months, you touted him as a 'potential witness' and even prepared to interview him as part of your investigation. As recently as Friday, you described Mr. Luft as 'a very credible witness' about matters relating to the President's son's financial dealings with Chinese companies," the two Democratic lawmakers wrote.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4093079-democrats-demand-gop-turn-over-info-on-indicted-think-tank-leader-patient-zero-of-biden-probes/

Stephen Colbert Calls Out Trump for ‘Taking Bribes’ From China

This week, President Trump sent out a tweet that left many in the intelligence community—and beyond—scratching their heads:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-colbert-calls-out-trump-for-taking-bribes-from-china

Undercover Video Captures Trump Campaign's Data Firm Discussing Entrapping Politicians With Sex - Mother Jones

An undercover video report by Britain's Channel 4 has captured footage of top executives at Cambridge Analytica, the controversial data-analytics firm that worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, talking about sending Ukrainian "girls" to the home of an opposition candidate and covertly spreading propaganda online. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/cambridge-analytica-undercover-video-alexander-nix/

Report: Cambridge Analytica says it could use sex, bribes to "entrap politicians" - Axios

The company says it refutes the allegations. ....
https://www.axios.com/cambridge-analytica-entrap-politicians-9d1e4241-0875-4627-9b86-49dbd740652a.html