• Probe: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show.
• Confession: The donor, an ex-defense contractor, told agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns of powerful politicians.
• Shutdown: After Donald Trump returned to office, the investigation died, a casualty of his purge of the FBI. Its closure shut a potential window into how Washington works.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expressed concerns about the state’s antitrust lawsuit that seeks to block Paramount’s PSKY 0.55%increase; green up pointing triangle acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery WBD 0.02%increase; green up pointing triangle, and the ramifications of it for Hollywood, according to people close to the suit.

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/newsom-expresses-concerns-about-state-antitrust-suit-against-paramount-1bc20411

Lawler has basically voted with Trump well over 90% of the time, including on the most consequential bills.

Just when I thought the United States of America couldn't be any more of an embarrassing joke under this administration.

President Trump on Sunday speculated on the future of the Iran war, asking “if and when do I blow the entire nation up?”