Hunter Biden tax evasion indictments shields president from Burisma scrutiny

The nine-count tax fraud indictment against Hunter Biden delves into sex workers and drugs but overlooks unpaid taxes from his million-dollar salary at Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company that new whistleblower emails suggest received a helping hand from then-Vice President Biden. The Washington Times stories: White House

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‘Only the Beginning’: Lawsuits From Detransitioners Are on Rise

As the number of people who have chosen to detransition out of a transgender identity continues to grow, a parallel increase in lawsuits filed by detransitioners against gender clinics and medical professionals is also occurring. In November of last year, 18-year-old Chloe Cole became the first detransitioner to file a medical malpractice suit against Kaiser Permanente as well as the doctors who advised her to undergo gender transition procedures and performed them over a five-year period beginning when she was 13. The lawsuit noted that as a result of undergoing “puberty blockers, off-label cross-sex hormone…

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NEW: No Answers from No Labels on Donors, Abortion & its Path to 270

MoveOn issues top questions for No Labels on path to 270, dark money donors, and stance on abortion rights You can find the memo here.  Washington, D.C. – Following NPR’s “Open to Debate” with MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting and No Labels’ Chief Strategist Ryan Clancy, MoveOn released a memo outlining the reasonable questions No Labels refuses to answer about its reckless campaign.  “Voters deserve to know who No Labels’ donors are, what the group’s clear stance on abortion is, and how on earth it will secure 270…

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Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. It wasn’t clear at first why Peter Thiel agreed to talk to me. He is, famously, no friend of the media. But Thiel—co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, avatar of techno-libertarianism, bogeyman of the left—consented to a series of long interviews at his home and office in Los Angeles. He was more open than I expected him to be, and…

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Happy 25th Anniversary, MoveOn! Highlights from our Member Summit in Atlanta

MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting shares the election plan for 2024. Credit: MoveOn Happy birthday to MoveOn! We’ve officially reached 25 years of people-powered progress! This past weekend, we hosted the MoveOn 25 Member Summit in Atlanta to celebrate MoveOn’s 25th birthday while also connecting and organizing ahead of the 2024 election. It was our first time coming together in person in 5 years and we took full advantage of the opportunity to celebrate our work together and build the power we need to win the White House and Senate,…

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