WWE launches probe into allegations CEO Vince McMahon paid $3 million in hush money after affair
The WWE has launched a probe into allegations that CEO Vince McMahon paid $3 million in hush money to a former employee to keep quiet about an affair they had. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the wrestling promotion’s board of directors launched its investigation in April and found that McMahon used his own personal funds to pay a former female employee who signed an agreement with him and John Laurinaitis, the corporation’s head of
Read MoreHouse subcommittee approves $334 million funding bump for CISA
The House Homeland Security appropriations subcommittee on Thursday approved a budget of $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), $417 million higher than the White House’s original budget request for the agency and $334 million above its fiscal year 2022 allotment. “Among the biggest threats to our national security is the threat of cyber-attacks and intrusi
Read MoreBiden nominates Derek Chauvin prosecutor as federal judge
President Biden nominated one of the attorneys who prosecuted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd as a federal judge on Wednesday. Biden nominated Jerry Blackwell to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The White House did not mention Blackwell's role in the Chauvin case in the announcement of the nomination. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) appointed Blackwell to serve as a special assistant attorney general during the trial, which resulted in Chauvin’s conviction for second-degree murder, third-de
Read MoreCongress can help fight the opioid crisis by passing upcoming mental health package
The opioid crisis has ravaged every corner of our country, and it has only worsened over time. Each of us has been touched by this tragic epidemic, whether it was the death of a family member or friend, a neighbor in our community, or a fellow classmate of our children. There are far too many funerals caused by this preventable public health threat. Every year, we think we’ve reached a new high of drug overdose deaths in the United States only to see an increase again the following year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Read MoreEastman sought pardon after Jan. 6 attack
John Eastman, the lawyer advising former President Trump on a plan to overturn the 2020 election, sought a pardon in the days after last year's attack on the Capitol, the House Jan. 6 committee revealed on Thursday. "I've decided I should be on the pardon list, if that is still in the works," Eastman said in an email to Rudy Giuliani that was quoted during the select committee's third public hearing on Thursday. Trump's legal adviser received much of the panel's spotlight during the hearing, which included testimony from White House officials and aides to former Vice Pre
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