Six politicians plead not guilty in alleged NYC mayor's race plot New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith and five other politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with an alleged plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot. The allegations revived public concerns about a documented culture of exploitation in Albany that has prompted officials to seek legal recourse to induce change. More
Report: Dem says activists recorded McConnell meeting A Kentucky Democratic official said Thursday two men tied to an anti-Mitch McConnell super PAC took credit for secretly recording a meeting in which the GOP senator's aides discussed political attacks on Ashley Judd. More
Feds charge Bronx Assemblyman Stevenson, 4 others in new bribe scheme Feds busted a Bronx assemblyman today for allegedly pocketing envelopes of cash to push legislation in Albany — marking the second corruption case against a state lawmaker this week. Assemblyman Eric Stevenson [D-Bronx] got caught in a sting operation in which two co-defendants paid bribes to another, unidentified assemblyman who was cooperating with authorities, according to the Manhattan US Attorney's Office. More
Enron's Jeff Skilling could get early release from prison Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison term for his role in the energy giant's epic collapse, could get out of prison early under an agreement being discussed by his attorneys and the Justice Department, CNBC has learned. More
Jenny Sanford may be the key to her ex-husband's electoral chances From the Appalachian trail to the campaign trail, former Governor Mark Sanford is back on the grid. After defeating Curtis Bostic in the GOP primary runoff on Tuesday, 57% to 43%, Sanford should be the favorite to win the vacated congressional seat in South Carolina first district. More
Young Thug released from prison, to serve 15 years on probation Famous American rapper, Jeffery Williams, aka Young Thug, has been released from prison after two years in custody. Thug was released from jail after accepting a plea deal Thursday in his lengthy ... 10/31/2024 - 7:34 pm | View Link
With hours until the polls close, the Trump campaign is punishing reporters over critical stories either they or their outlets have written in recent days by blacklisting them from Trump’s election party, New York Magazine reports.
Steve Bannon told CBS News he is resurrecting the infamous Willard “war room” — where he was ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U. S. Capitol — for tonight’s election results.
Said Bannon: “Unlike in 2020, we will secure Trump’s victory this time.”
“Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald Trump, giving Mr. Trump direct access to the person controlling one of key information platforms on what could be a chaotic evening,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Musk plans to be at Mar-a-Lago for some of the evening festivities in Palm Beach, Fla.
“Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia,” CNN reports.
Said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “We’ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin. I don’t know how to describe that that’s viable – we don’t think they are, but in the interest of public safety, we always check that out, and we’ll just continue to be very responsible when we hear about stuff like that.
Rudy Giuliani showed “up to Trump’s polling station in the Mercedes convertible he was ordered to surrender to Georgia poll workers for defaming them,” the Financial Times reports.