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From the Justice Department: A 21-year-old Bremerton, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three years in prison for four federal felonies stemming from his extensive illegal harassing activity known as “swatting,” announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Ashton Connor Garcia pleaded in January 2024 to two counts of extortion, and two counts of threats …

The Associated Press reports: Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues, The test vote won a 51-39 majority, but that was well short of the 60 votes to move …

Axios reports: The Democratic National Committee is escalating its attacks on former President Trump as a “convicted felon,” with a billboard that will greet him outside of Phoenix today when he attends his first post-conviction event there, Axios has learned. It’s the DNC’s first paid ad using “convicted felon” — and another clear indication that Biden’s campaign will seize upon …

“As the co-chair of the RNC, I can guarantee you I am well aware of all the ways that they are trying to sway the election and rig it in every single state. “We have lawsuits out in so many states right now and the problem is that the Democrats want to make it easier to cheat and harder to …

Reuters reports: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will attend a fundraiser hosted by two tech venture capitalists in San Francisco on Thursday, a high-dollar event expected to draw Silicon Valley investors turned off by the Biden administration’s policies. Venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, as well as Sacks’ wife Jacqueline, will host the reception and dinner with Trump, according …

The Daily Beast reports: The former neighbor of Samuel Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann, told CNN in her first television interview Wednesday that the Supreme Court justice’s account of a dispute between her and his wife didn’t add up—and that he was “at best mistaken, but at worst he’s just outright lying.” On OutFront, Emily Baden said that a verbal …

“President Trump, energized and pissed off by the sham trial, pissed off over the fact that we live in a Banana Republic, and we have this communist judge, Juan Merchan, who isn’t even from this country. “He’s an immigrant. He’s from Colombia. Right? So he fled a Third World country in Latin America to turn our country into a Third …

Deadline reports: It was an emotional day at The View as Whoopi Goldberg reunited with the cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. The Oscar-winning star broke down in tears as she reunited with stars like Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, as well as crew members from the 1993 comedy. A recreation of the “Joyful, …

“This is a pattern of embracing racist ideologies that we see time and again within the MAGA Republican Party. Rep. Donalds is playing his role as the mouthpiece who will say the quiet parts out loud that many will not say themselves. His comments were shameful and beneath the dignity of a member of the House of Representatives. He should …

The Daily Beast reports: A Moms for Liberty activist who caught heat last summer after her Indiana chapter quoted Adolf Hitler in a newsletter is back—and now she’s running for governor. Paige Miller, who leads Moms for Liberty (M4L)’s Hamilton County branch, has entered the race as an independent alongside her scripture-quoting running mate, Jamie Reitenour. On May 23, the …