Stephen’s Recent Stories
Politics May 03
Reade: ‘I didn’t use sexual harassment’ in Biden complaintTara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment.
Politics Nov 11
After push from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in UkraineIn a meeting during a trip to Ukraine, Energy Secretary Rick Perry handed the new Ukrainian president a list of people he recommended as energy advisers. One of the four names was his longtime political backer Michael Bleyzer.
Politics Sep 23
Trump’s claims about the Bidens, explainedThere's been no evidence of wrongdoing by either then-Vice President Joe Biden or his son Hunter Biden.
Politics Jul 09
Biden earned millions after leaving White House, financial reports showsBiden's first book briefly topped bestseller lists in 2017 and he earned $540,000 as a professor and namesake of the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
Politics May 16
Trump financial disclosure shows revenue steady at key propertiesWhile Trump has refused to release his tax records, he has been filing the less-specific financial disclosure reports since he began running for president. They list revenues rather than profits, and many figures are given in ranges rather than specific…
Politics Apr 15
Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returnsThe filings show that Sanders, who throughout his career has called for an economy and government that works for everyone and not just the 1 percent, is among the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S.
Politics Apr 02
Pelosi says Biden should stop being touchy-feely after 2 women speak outA second woman said Monday that the former vice president had acted inappropriately, touching her face with both hands and rubbing noses with her in 2009.
Politics Feb 27
AP Analysis: 5 takeaways from Michael Cohen’s testimony to CongressIn his testimony, the former Trump lawyer drew a troubling picture of his former boss, implicating the president in lies big and small to the American public.
Politics Jan 16
Government agency ignored Constitution when it approved Trump hotel lease, inspector general saysThe GSA's inspector general said in a report released Wednesday that the "president's business interest" in the Trump International Hotel site at the Old Post Office building in Washington raises emolument issues that "might cause a breach of lease."…
Politics Jan 04
Watchdog group urges probe of Ivanka Trump’s role in a tax break programThe complaint from the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington follows an Associated Press investigation last month.