FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried donated $40 million to political campaigns leading into the midterms, leaving some concerned about crypto’s place in Washington, report says

Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX execs donated a total of $70 million to political campaigns in 18 months, according to OpenSecrets.  Bankman-Fried himself donated $40 million to mostly liberal efforts, while fellow exec Ryan Salame gave $23 million primarily to Republicans.  Critics are now scrutinizing the role of cryptocurrency in politics after FTX’s…

AOC tells GOP to ‘connect the dots’ between ‘an anti-LGBT+ campaign’ and the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook’s Libra. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call AOC called out the GOP and told them to “connect the dots” following the Colorado Springs shooting. “Now after an anti-LGBT+ campaign, Colorado Springs,” AOC tweeted Sunday. A gunman entered a gay nightclub and opened fire, killing…

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Pence ‘would be the Ron DeSantis right now’ if he had ‘fully divorced’ Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) The Washington Post / Getty Images Kinzinger said Pence “would be the Ron DeSantis right now” if he had “divorced” himself from Trump. The Illinois lawmaker said Pence should have been more vocal about his role on Jan. 6 earlier. “I do want answers from him as to … why you…

Nomad Rugged iPhone 14 Case has a durable polycarbonate frame and fortified corner bumpers

Adventure confidently with your iPhone 14 with the Nomad Rugged iPhone 14 Case. This case comes with a durable polycarbonate frame and fortified corner bumpers. Additionally, the case also absorbs shock and offers 15 foot drop protection. There’s even a matte PET backplate which feels smooth yet grips easily in hand. The raised corner bumpers…

Pence says after the 2020 election, Trump replaced his ‘capable’ attorneys with a ‘gaggle of lawyers who brought in conspiracy theories’

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, in Washington, Oct. 19, 2022. Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those serving at the Capitol” on Jan. 6 in a new memoir released Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Trump dismissed his “capable” lawyers after the 2020 election…

Florida Sen. Rick Scott says Republicans should ‘stop compromising’ with Democrats, arguing that Senate GOP leaders ‘routinely cave in’ to Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nev., on November 19, 2022. AP Photo/John Locher Sen. Rick Scott said GOP leaders had become too accommodating to Democratic leaders in Washington. The Florida lawmaker spoke this weekend before the Jewish Republican Coalition in Las…