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Trump Mobile Says Golden Phones Will Be Shipped After Long Delays, Criticism Trump Mobile Says Golden Phones Will Be Shipped After Long Delays, Criticism
Trump Mobile Says Golden Phones Will Be Shipped After Long Delays, Criticism Trump Mobile claims that its long-delayed gold smartphones will finally be shipped to customers who paid deposits nearly a year ago. The brand owned by The Trump Organization posted an update on Facebook about the phones on Wednesday, May 13. Trump Mobile was unveiled on Monday, June 16, 2025, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of President Donald Trump's first campaign launch. The Trump-branded gold smartphones were initially promoted with an August 2025 release date, but customers have yet to receive them. "The T1 Phone has arrived!!" Trump Mobile wrote. "Thos…
$5.85M Home Designed By Top Architect For Judge In Notorious FBI Bribery Sting Hits The Market $5.85M Home Designed By Top Architect For Judge In Notorious FBI Bribery Sting Hits The Market
$5.85M Home Designed By Top Architect For Judge In Notorious FBI Bribery Sting Hits The Market A rare home designed by one of America’s most influential architects — and owned by a federal judge tied to a notorious FBI corruption sting — is hitting the market in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The former Newtown home of Judge John Fullam is listed for $5.85 million, drawing attention for both its architectural pedigree and its place in legal history. Located at 372 Brownsburg Road, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom residence spans more than 5,200 square feet and sits on roughly 29 private acres, according to the listing. The home was designed by Paul Rudolph, a leading figure in modernist…
Nearly Half Of Americans Surveyed Say Trump Is Corrupt As Approval Slides In New Poll Nearly Half Of Americans Surveyed Say Trump Is Corrupt As Approval Slides In New Poll
Nearly Half Of Americans Surveyed Say Trump Is Corrupt As Approval Slides In New Poll A new national poll suggests trouble is mounting for President Donald Trump, and not just with independents. Trump’s job approval rating has taken a major hit since spring, sliding six points and now sitting 20 points underwater, according to a national survey conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The poll, involving 1,000 adults nationwide and conducted between Friday, July 25 and Wednesday, July 30, found that only 38 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s performance, compared to 58 percent who disapprove. In April, Trump’s approval stood at 44 approving, 51 percent dis…
'Tool For Bribery': Sens. Blumenthal, Warren Want Rules For Trump’s Presidential Library Fund 'Tool For Bribery': Sens. Blumenthal, Warren Want Rules For Trump’s Presidential Library Fund
'Tool For Bribery': Sens. Blumenthal, Warren Want Rules For Trump’s Presidential Library Fund Two high-ranking Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to tighten the rules for how sitting presidents raise and use donations for their presidential libraries, citing practices linked to President Donald Trump. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren are backing the bill alongside Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), according to CBS News. “Donald Trump is using his presidential library as a tool for bribery while he is still in office,” Warren told CBS. She added, “Many of the donations to Trump's …
Disgraced State Trooper Sold Out Informant To Drug Dealer: 'Just Trying To Get Paid' Disgraced State Trooper Sold Out Informant To Drug Dealer: 'Just Trying To Get Paid'
Disgraced State Trooper Sold Out Informant To Drug Dealer: 'Just Trying To Get Paid' A disgraced former Maryland State Trooper who sold out both his badge and a confidential informant to a drug trafficker is heading to federal prison. Justin Riggs, 35, of Smithsburg, was sentenced on Thursday, June 5, to six years behind bars and three years of supervised release for a scheme to sell sensitive information from an active drug case, federal authorities announced. According to his plea, Riggs was part of a team investigating drug and gun trafficking in Western Maryland when he tried to cash in by selling the identity of a confidential informant to one of the suspects. Ri…
Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says
Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says A retired US Navy admiral who once commanded operations across Europe, Russia, and Africa is now facing prison time after being found guilty in a federal bribery case, officials announced. Admiral Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, FL, was convicted on Monday, May 19, in Washington, DC, after a five-day trial, the US Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors say Burke abused his rank as a four-star admiral to steer a $355,000 Navy contract to a private company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job with stock options after he retired. Burke, who retired in 2022, was found guilty of consp…
Trump Demands 'Major Investigations' Into Bruce Springsteen, 3 Other Celebrities Trump Demands 'Major Investigations' Into Bruce Springsteen, 3 Other Celebrities
Trump Demands 'Major Investigations' Into Bruce Springsteen, 3 Other Celebrities After firing back at Bruce Springsteen for criticizing him during a concert tour, President Trump is now calling for “major investigations” into Springsteen and other celebrities for their support of his opponent, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 election. In addition to Springsteen, Trump also named two other singer/songwriters — Bono and Beyoncé — as well as longtime TV host, actress, and producer Oprah Winfrey. Giving the all-caps key his usual workout, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday, May 19: “HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE D…
Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director
Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director President-elect Donald Trump announced that 44-year-old loyalist and New York native Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Trump described Patel as a "brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter, in an announcement shared to social media on Sunday, Dec. 1. He praised Patel’s career of “exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people.” "He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution," Trump sai…
Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…
Correctional Officer Who Conspired With Inmate In VA; Sex Trafficked Woman, Gets Prison Time Correctional Officer Who Conspired With Inmate In VA; Sex Trafficked Woman, Gets Prison Time
Correctional Officer Who Conspired With Inmate In VA; Sex Trafficked Woman, Gets Prison Time The former Fairfax County Sheriff's deputy who conspired with inmates to distribute contraband at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center will be spending years on the other side of the steel bars. Robert Theodore Sanford, Jr., 37, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison after accepting bribes at the facility and for sexually trafficking a woman out of an apartment he rented, "for his own financial gain and sexual gratification," federal authorities announced this week. Between May 2021 and June 2023, Sanford was a correctional officer at the Adult Detention Center, and during…
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday, July 16. The jury found Menendez, a Democrat, guilty on all 16 counts after prosecutors accused him of giving secret information and military aid to Egypt in exchange for various favors, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Menendez, a power broker in Hudson County and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had professed his innocence. The senator, first appointed in 2006, had already ruled out running as a Democrat in this year's election but said he was considering an independen…