Brent Scher
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Steve Schmidt’s Ex-Wife Says He Owes Her Over $100K and Wants Him Jailed for Contempt
The ex-wife of Steve Schmidt, the disgraced Lincoln Project cofounder, has asked a Utah court to hold the liberal political operative in contempt of court for his failure to fork over money she claims he owes her, including for her interest in a membership at one of the priciest private clubs in the country, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. → Read More
Kyrsten Sinema Boasts of Charming GOP Colleagues With 'Cleavage,' Book Claims
Arizona's Democratic senator Kyrsten Sinema likes to brag that her "cleavage" has an "extraordinary persuasive effect" on some of her Republican colleagues, according to a new book from New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns. → Read More
Kate Upton's Uncle to Retire from Congress
The uncle of America's sweetheart Kate Upton announced on Tuesday morning that he is retiring from Congress after more than three decades as a lawmaker. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris Bought $375 Pot on Paris Trip
Amid economic turmoil and calls to buy local in the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris dropped nearly $400 for a single pot at a boutique shop in Paris, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. → Read More
Running for a Hero: What I Saw at the Country’s Most American Race
NEW YORK—It’s no walk in the park to convince 30,000 New Yorkers to agree on anything. It becomes exceedingly tougher when you need them to agree to wake up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday to travel through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel by foot. → Read More
California Teachers’ Unions Embrace Anti-Semitic BDS Movement
Members of two California teachers’ unions affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers are endorsing the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, a sign of the unions’ increasingly hostile relationship with the Jewish community. → Read More
Lincoln Project's Executive Director Filed for Bankruptcy as He Joined Group
In January, the political consultant Fred Wellman parachuted in to save the scandal-plagued Lincoln Project, taking over as executive director. He had filed for bankruptcy just five months earlier, citing hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid liabilities, according to records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. → Read More
Claire McCaskill Struggling to Sell Posh D.C. Penthouse
Nearly two years after initially listing her posh Washington, D.C., condo, former Democratic senator Claire McCaskill has failed to sell the multimillion-dollar penthouse unit—even after taking hundreds of thousands off the sale price. → Read More
Heiress to Predatory Mortgage Empire to Spend $200 Million for Dems
The heiress to the subprime mortgage empire that preyed on minorities on its way to earning billions is now spending $200 million to boost liberal groups in battleground states. → Read More
As Potential Veep, Susan Rice and Husband Stepped Up Contributions to Biden Campaign
Susan Rice and her multimillionaire husband have contributed thousands to Joe Biden as she lobbies to be his running mate on the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket, campaign finance records show. → Read More
White House Says CNN Won't Let Administration Push Back on Bolton Book
CNN is refusing to give the White House airtime to refute claims made by John Bolton in his upcoming book, an administration spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon on Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Tom Cotton Places Anti-Biden Ads in New York Times
Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) is back in the New York Times. → Read More
Former Obama Intelligence Official Helps Secure Bail for Molotov Cocktail-Throwing NYC Lawyer
A former Obama administration intelligence official who worked in both the Department of State and Defense has guaranteed bail for a human rights lawyer accused of firebombing a police vehicle in New York City. → Read More
Andrew Weissmann to Part Ways With MSNBC Over Biden Fundraiser
If NBC Andrew Weissmann participates in an upcoming fundraiser for Joe Biden, it would mean the end of his contract with the news network. → Read More
GOP Congressional Candidate Worked to Spread Scandalous Rumor About Opponent
A New Mexico Republican congressional candidate collaborated with a conservative meme-maker to push the claim that her primary opponent had an affair while her husband was deployed, according to text messages obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. → Read More
'I'm Gonna Vote for Him': Mark Kelly Sticks With Biden in Face of Sexual Assault Allegation
Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly said Wednesday he stands by his endorsement of Joe Biden despite growing scrutiny into a sexual assault allegation against Biden by Tara Reade, a former staffer in his Senate office. → Read More
Joe Biden (Still) Hasn't Faced A Single Question on Sexual Assault Allegations
Joe Biden has now done 19 interviews since March 24, the day a former staffer in his U.S. Senate office came forward to accuse him of sexual assault. → Read More
New York Times Says Biden Campaign Inaccurately Citing Report
Talking points circulated by Joe Biden's presidential campaign about a sexual assault allegation falsely suggest a New York Times report exonerated Biden. → Read More
Police Photos of Gillum Overdose Incident Reveal Crystal Meth
The Miami Beach Police Department released new photographs, video, and audio from the scene of a drug overdose incident involving Andrew Gillum. → Read More
Whitmer Rescinds Contract Awarded to Dem Consulting Firm
Gretchen Whitmer announced she was rescinding a contract to track the spread of the coronavirus that she had awarded to a Democratic consulting firm. → Read More