By Alex Chen Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have unsealed an 11-count indictment against Massachusetts state Representative Francisco Paulino, a Democrat, accusing him of wire fraud and money laundering for diverting over $700,000 in pandemic relief funds to his personal accounts, businesses, and campaign activities. This makes Paulino the…

With just over nine weeks remaining before the midterm elections, Republicans face a challenging political environment as they seek to retain their majorities in the House and Senate. A recent national poll of 1,000 likely general-election voters conducted August 18–24 shows Democrats leading the generic congressional ballot by five points:…

Oil, often referred to as “black gold,” was first discovered on August 27, 1859, in Titusville, Pennsylvania by Edwin Drake. Iraq did not make its oil discovery until the 1920s, and Saudi Arabia only in the 1930s. Yet even before these modern discoveries, a battle for oil had been raging…

Somebody at the Los Angeles Times looked at a poll and thought, “that looks a little too clean.” The poll had Mayor Karen Bass up eleven points in her reelection race. Comfortable and reassuring — the kind of margin that lets a campaign relax. The mayor liked it so much…

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever. It nearly always betrays the one wielding the pen (or keyboard), including this writer. Whether it’s an 800-word missive or a 600-page manifesto like Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney brought forth in…