VA improperly approved almost $11M in bonuses to senior executives, watchdog says

by admin | May 10, 2024 | Politics

Robert Alexander/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Department of Veterans Affairs officials improperly approved nearly $11 million in bonuses to senior executives intended for other workers, a department watchdog said in a new report.The money was recently allocated by...

Maryland primary to set up unexpectedly tight Senate race

by admin | May 10, 2024 | Politics

Getty Images – STOCK(BALTIMORE) — Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary is careening toward a bitter finish as voters decide who to nominate in an unexpectedly competitive race in the deep blue bastion.Prince George’s County Executive Angela...

Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court

by admin | May 10, 2024 | Politics

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court upheld the criminal conviction of ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Bannon was...

How AAPI social media influencers are working to mobilize voters in 2024

by admin | May 10, 2024 | Politics

Linh Nguyen is the executive director of nonpartisan nonprofit Run AAPI. — ABC News(NEW YORK) — As the largest growing group of eligible voters in the United States, the Asian American Pacific Islanders vote will be crucial in the upcoming election. In an...

DOJ, civil rights groups sue to block controversial Iowa immigration bill

by admin | May 10, 2024 | Politics

Kim Renyolds, governor of Iowa, center, during a news conference in Mission, Texas, Oct. 6, 2021. Texas Governor Abbott and Republican state chief executives from around the nation gathered at the border to again call attention to unauthorized immigration across the...