Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed he is considering a handful of candidates to be his running mate in 2024.
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NY AG James Will Move to Seize Trump’s Assets If He Does Not Pay $355 Million Fraud Fine
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday indicated that she would ask the court to seize former President Donald Trump’s assets, including his real estate properties, if he does not pay the roughly $355 million a judge fined him in her civil fraud case.
Read MoreWikiLeaks Founder Assange Begins Major Legal Fight Against Extradition to U.S.
Julian Assange’s attorneys on Tuesday began a major legal challenge in the United Kingdom to stop the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to the United States on espionage charges.
Assange, who has been in a maximum security prison in London for the past five years, was unable to attend the first day of a two-day High Court hearing due to his health, his attorney, Edward Fitzgerald, said, according to The Associated Press.
Read MoreMike Benz Explains Google’s Connection to CIA in Tucker Carlson Interview
The founder of a nonprofit aimed at protecting freedom of speech online exposed Google’s connections to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in a wide ranging interview with Tucker Carlson last week.
Read MoreTop Story: Lawmakers Consider Bill to Prevent Arizona Cities from Defunding Local Police Departments
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Top Story: Congressional Watchdog Questions Reliability of U.S. Financial Statements, Cites ‘Serious Financial Management Problems at the Department of Defense’
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01: Biden’s Basement
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Congressional Watchdog Questions Reliability of U.S. Financial Statements, Cites ‘Serious Financial Management Problems at the Department of Defense’
A Congressional watchdog said Friday that it was again unable to determine if the federal government’s consolidated financial statements were reliable.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office, which is Congress’s research arm, said it was hampered by “serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense,” problems in accounting for transactions between federal agencies, weaknesses in the process for preparing the statements and inadequate support for the cost of loan programs from the Small Business Administration and Department of Education.
Read MoreNew Study Finds That CO2 is Increasing the Rate by Which the Globe is Greening, Even Under Drought
A new study finds that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions are driving increased plant growth that’s greening the Earth, even in areas experiencing drought.
The peer-reviewed study, which was published in the scientific journal Global Ecology and Conservation, finds that the phenomenon known as “global greening” is an indisputable fact. The rate of global greening has increased slightly, and drought has only slowed, but not stopped, the process.
Read MoreCommentary: Non-Citizens Have Been Voting Since 2008
Why would a president running for reelection refuse to meet with the Speaker of the House to discuss a national crisis that most voters blame on the president himself? This would be regarded as bizarre behavior under any circumstances, but it’s particularly perverse considering that the crisis in question is illegal immigration — the signature issue of Biden’s probable challenger in November. Moreover, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average, 63 percent of the voters disapprove of the way he has handled immigration. Yet Biden refuses to discuss the problem. It’s almost as if he thinks it somehow works to his advantage.
Read MoreNew Data Centers Set to Stress U.S. Electric Grid Further
For the past couple of years, assessments of the national electric grid’s ability to deliver power during peak demand periods, such as heat waves and cold snaps, have shown increasing risk for blackouts.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the nation’s grid watchdog, finds the main cause is retirements of coal plants without enough natural gas plants coming online.
Read MoreCommentary: Creating a Smart Legacy for Future Generations
Leaving a smart legacy for the future is crucial to ensure that your assets are passed tax-efficiently to your loved ones and that your wishes are carried out. By taking the time to plan, you can provide for your family even after you are gone.
There are many facets to leaving a smart legacy. Still, one of the most important is to ensure you have a will — a crucial document for estate planning that ensures your wishes are known and followed, reducing the burden on your family. Without a will, your assets may be distributed according to state laws, which may not align with your intentions.
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