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New York Businesswoman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in $30M Investor Fraud, Illegal Trump Fundraiser Scheme A New York businesswoman was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that swindled more than $30 million from foreign investors and illegally funneled some of the stolen money into U.S. political campaigns, including a fundraiser for President Donald Trump, prosecutors said. Sherry Xue Li, 54, of Oyster … The post New York Businesswoman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in $30M Investor Fraud, Illegal Trump Fundraiser Scheme first appeared on Poli Alert.
01.03.2026 20:11 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 1
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Democrats Urge Congress to Return to Washington to Vote on Halting Iran Strikes Top congressional Democrats on Saturday called for Congress to immediately return to Washington and vote on whether to halt further U.S. military action against Iran, after President Donald Trump signaled a potentially extended conflict aimed at forcing regime change in Tehran. The House and Senate were already expected to consider war powers resolutions in the … The post Democrats Urge Congress to Return to Washington to Vote on Halting Iran Strikes first appeared on Poli Alert.
01.03.2026 16:08 — 👍 22    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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Three US service members have been killed in action as part of Operation Epic Fury as of this morning, per CENTCOM

01.03.2026 15:13 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 0
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Iran Confirms Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes Iran’s state media confirmed Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation, marking a dramatic escalation in a widening regional war and the first assassination of a sitting Iranian supreme leader since the Islamic Republic was founded in 1979. The Iranian government declared 40 days of national … The post Iran Confirms Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes first appeared on Poli Alert.
01.03.2026 03:59 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Bill Clinton Denies Knowledge of Epstein Crimes in Historic House Oversight Testimony Former President Bill Clinton on Friday denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been compelled to testify to Congress. “I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing,” Clinton said in a prepared opening statement delivered … The post Bill Clinton Denies Knowledge of Epstein Crimes in Historic House Oversight Testimony first appeared on Poli Alert.
28.02.2026 19:53 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Promotes Second-Term Record in Texas, Withholds Senate Endorsement as GOP Primary Nears Donald Trump used a wide-ranging speech Friday at the Port of Corpus Christi to tout his second-term record, revisit themes from his recent State of the Union address and attack Democrats, but stopped short of issuing a closely watched endorsement in Texas’ heated Republican U.S. Senate primary. Trump praised what he called his administration’s economic, … The post Trump Promotes Second-Term Record in Texas, Withholds Senate Endorsement as GOP Primary Nears first appeared on Poli Alert.
28.02.2026 15:50 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Bans Federal Agencies from Using Anthropic, Escalating AI Clash with Pentagon President Donald Trump said Friday that he is banning all federal agencies from using the services of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, dramatically escalating a public dispute between the White House, the Pentagon and one of the nation’s leading AI developers. “I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all … The post Trump Bans Federal Agencies from Using Anthropic, Escalating AI Clash with Pentagon first appeared on Poli Alert.
28.02.2026 01:39 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Pentagon Laser Downs CBP Drone in Texas, Prompting Calls for Better Agency Coordination The U.S. government acknowledged Thursday that coordination between federal agencies must improve after the military reportedly used a high-energy laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone operating in Texas airspace. The incident, confirmed in a joint statement by the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration and CBP, drew swift criticism from … The post Pentagon Laser Downs CBP Drone in Texas, Prompting Calls for Better Agency Coordination first appeared on Poli Alert.
27.02.2026 21:36 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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FEMA Shutdown Drags on amid Stalemate over Reforms to Immigration Enforcement The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months and its workers are on the verge of missing paychecks, as members of Congress and the White House remain divided in a separate dispute over immigration enforcement. Lawmakers are raising questions about how the ongoing shutdown … The post FEMA Shutdown Drags on amid Stalemate over Reforms to Immigration Enforcement first appeared on Poli Alert.
27.02.2026 17:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Opinion: Crump’s New Legal Thriller Is a Civil Rights Love Letter November 4, 2008, was supposed to symbolize progress. America elected its first Black president. The country talked about change. History was made. In Worse Than a Lie, that same night becomes something else. A Black man is shot ten times during a traffic stop, and his story is rewritten before the truth has a chance … The post Opinion: Crump’s New Legal Thriller Is a Civil Rights Love Letter first appeared on Poli Alert.
27.02.2026 01:20 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Surgeon General Nominee Sidesteps Vaccine Questions in Senate Confirmation Hearing President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, testified before a Senate committee Wednesday, defending her wellness-focused approach to public health while avoiding direct endorsements of routine childhood vaccinations and drawing sharp criticism over her qualifications and financial ties. Means, a physician turned wellness entrepreneur and author, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, … The post Trump Surgeon General Nominee Sidesteps Vaccine Questions in Senate Confirmation Hearing first appeared on Poli Alert.
26.02.2026 21:17 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 2
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Trump Administration Halts Some Medicaid Funding to Minnesota Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the Trump administration will withhold $259 million in federal Medicaid money owed to Minnesota “in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax money.” The money is a small portion of Minnesota’s total Medicaid budget, which … The post Trump Administration Halts Some Medicaid Funding to Minnesota first appeared on Poli Alert.
26.02.2026 17:14 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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Justice Department Withholds FBI Interview Records From Epstein Survivor Who Alleged Abuse by Trump The U.S. Department of Justice has not released summaries or notes from three FBI interviews conducted in 2019 with a South Carolina woman who accused convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her as a child and separately alleged sexual abuse by President Donald Trump, according to an analysis by NBC News and information … The post Justice Department Withholds FBI Interview Records From Epstein Survivor Who Alleged Abuse by Trump first appeared on Poli Alert.
26.02.2026 15:13 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Do they really think this is a winning message ahead of midterms?

26.02.2026 02:42 — 👍 19    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 1
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HUD Reintroduces Proposed Rule Targeting Rental Aid for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households As the Trump administration continues to focus on the legal immigration statuses of many across the country, a revived proposal by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could impact many families’ ability to receive rental assistance. The proposed rule would prohibit “mixed-status” families  —  those including U.S. citizens and people without legal immigration … The post HUD Reintroduces Proposed Rule Targeting Rental Aid for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households first appeared on Poli Alert.
25.02.2026 22:57 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Federal Appeals Court Allows IRS Data Sharing with ICE to Continue A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing certain taxpayer data with immigration authorities, dealing an early setback to immigrant advocacy groups challenging a controversial data-sharing agreement under the Trump administration. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a request for … The post Federal Appeals Court Allows IRS Data Sharing with ICE to Continue first appeared on Poli Alert.
25.02.2026 20:55 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Spanberger Rebuts Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Claim, Says Costs Still Squeezing Families Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger forcefully challenged President Donald Trump’s portrayal of the nation as entering a new “golden age,” arguing in the Democratic response to his State of the Union address that Americans are still struggling with high costs more than a year into his second term. Speaking from Colonial Williamsburg, Spanberger framed her remarks … The post Spanberger Rebuts Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Claim, Says Costs Still Squeezing Families first appeared on Poli Alert.
25.02.2026 18:53 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Fact Check: What Trump got right — and wrong — in his record-length State of the Union President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in history Tuesday night, using the nationally televised speech to celebrate his economic agenda and immigration crackdown while repeatedly attacking Democrats and the previous administration. Throughout the address, Trump made a series of exaggerated, misleading and false claims on topics ranging from inflation and … The post Fact Check: What Trump got right — and wrong — in his record-length State of the Union first appeared on Poli Alert.
25.02.2026 14:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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FedEx Sues Trump Administration Seeking Full Refund of Overturned Emergency Tariffs FedEx sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking a “full refund” of tariffs it paid under a sweeping emergency tariff regime that the Supreme Court of the United States struck down last week. The lawsuit follows Friday’s ruling that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, … The post FedEx Sues Trump Administration Seeking Full Refund of Overturned Emergency Tariffs first appeared on Poli Alert.
25.02.2026 02:38 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Democrats Invite Epstein Abuse Survivors, Stage Protests around Trump’s State of the Union Several Democrats have invited survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, while dozens of others plan to boycott the speech entirely in protest. Roughly half a dozen Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have arranged for … The post Democrats Invite Epstein Abuse Survivors, Stage Protests around Trump’s State of the Union first appeared on Poli Alert.
24.02.2026 20:34 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. Attorney Drops Effort to Indict Democrats over Video Urging Troops to Disobey Illegal Orders The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., has decided to halt efforts to indict six Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging U.S. service members not to follow orders they believe are illegal. The decision by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro follows an unusual rebuke earlier this month, when a federal grand jury in Washington declined … The post U.S. Attorney Drops Effort to Indict Democrats over Video Urging Troops to Disobey Illegal Orders first appeared on Poli Alert.
24.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Former ICE Instructor Warns Congress Rapid Hiring Push is Putting Untrained Officers on the Streets A former instructor at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement warned Congress on Monday that the agency’s rapid expansion under President Donald Trump is sending new officers into the field without adequate training to lawfully carry out immigration enforcement. “New cadets are graduating from the Academy, despite widespread concerns among training staff that even in the … The post Former ICE Instructor Warns Congress Rapid Hiring Push is Putting Untrained Officers on the Streets first appeared on Poli Alert.
24.02.2026 16:31 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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New Polls Show Trump Facing Deep Disapproval Ahead of State of the Union Address President Donald Trump enters his State of the Union address facing some of the weakest approval ratings of his presidency, according to a series of national polls released in recent days that show growing dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy, immigration and inflation. Only 39% of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, according to … The post New Polls Show Trump Facing Deep Disapproval Ahead of State of the Union Address first appeared on Poli Alert.
24.02.2026 00:19 — 👍 25    🔁 5    💬 4    📌 2
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Judge Permanently Blocks Release of Jack Smith Report on Trump Documents Case A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report that details his investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents and alleged obstruction of the federal probe. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted requests from Trump and his former … The post Judge Permanently Blocks Release of Jack Smith Report on Trump Documents Case first appeared on Poli Alert.
23.02.2026 22:17 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0
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5th Circuit Upholds Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments Displays in Classrooms A federal appellate court has cleared the way for displays of the Ten Commandments in every Louisiana public school classroom, removing an order that stopped state officials from enforcing a law that requires them. In a decision issued Friday from its full roster of 18 judges, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a … The post 5th Circuit Upholds Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments Displays in Classrooms first appeared on Poli Alert.
23.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 4
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Armed Man Killed by Secret Service after Breaching Security at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed early Sunday after making an unauthorized entry into the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to the U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement. Multiple law-enforcement sources identified the man as Austin T. Martin, 21, of Cameron, North Carolina. Palm Beach County … The post Armed Man Killed by Secret Service after Breaching Security at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate first appeared on Poli Alert.
23.02.2026 16:13 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump Lashes out at SCOTUS after Tariff Ruling, Targets his Own Nominees Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global tariffs, President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on the six justices who ruled against him — including two conservative jurists he appointed during his first term. Speaking to reporters Friday, Trump said he was “ashamed of certain members of the court,” accusing the … The post Trump Lashes out at SCOTUS after Tariff Ruling, Targets his Own Nominees first appeared on Poli Alert.
21.02.2026 23:46 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Governors say Trump Told Them He Won’t Force Immigration Enforcement Surges on States President Donald Trump told governors Friday during a meeting at the White House he has no plans to surge federal immigration operations in states where it’s not wanted. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said during an afternoon press conference with several other governors that Trump was asked during the closed-door meeting about what lessons … The post Governors say Trump Told Them He Won’t Force Immigration Enforcement Surges on States first appeared on Poli Alert.
21.02.2026 15:40 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 5    📌 1
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Trump imposes New 10% Global Tariffs Using Different Law after Supreme Court Setback President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday night imposing a new 10% tariff on most foreign imports to the United States, moving swiftly to revive his trade agenda just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an earlier set of sweeping tariffs. The new tariffs will take effect Monday and remain in place for … The post Trump imposes New 10% Global Tariffs Using Different Law after Supreme Court Setback first appeared on Poli Alert.
21.02.2026 03:31 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to Deliver Democrats’ Response to Trump’s State of the Union Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the official Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24, party leaders announced Thursday, handing a national spotlight to a rising figure seen as a model for Democratic success in competitive territory. The rebuttal is among the highest-profile speaking opportunities the minority party … The post Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to Deliver Democrats’ Response to Trump’s State of the Union first appeared on Poli Alert.
20.02.2026 23:25 — 👍 24    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1