The five-term Maine senator’s populist opponent has seized on her ties to Wall Street, saying: “I don’t think private equity deserves more time with a senator than someone who works two jobs to get by.” As she gears up for a tough midterm race against a progressive challenger in 2026, Sen. Susan Collins is struggling […]
“Follow the money,” one critic wrote in response to the Justice Department’s decision to drop an antitrust case against American Express Global Business Travel. The U.S. Justice Department this week dropped an antitrust case against a company represented by the lobbying firm that employed Pam Bondi before her confirmation as attorney general earlier this year. […]
“By putting a professional tax dodging consultant in charge of their tax law, Republicans are continuing to make their intentions crystal clear—this law is a gift to billionaires and huge corporations.” A corporate lobbyist who for decades has helped major companies and rich Americans dodge taxes is now serving as the U.S. Treasury Department’s top […]
alaskabeacon.com In an extraordinary order, a Ketchikan Superior Court judge has dismissed murder charges against a Metlakatla man, citing a lengthy series of errors, lies and evidence concealed from defense attorneys by the Metlakatla Police Department. The errors, Judge Daniel Doty said last week in an order, were so severe that defendant Isaac Henderson cannot […]