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 Creative Commons Broward County Circuit Judge Stefanie Moon is facing probable penalty for making political contributions, which adds to other misconduct charges for which she has already been referred for possible punishment by Florida’s Supreme Court. In newly filed documents, the state Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) accused Judge Moon of breaking judicial canons by contributing…

 Getty Images Vice President JD Vance unleashed a wave of MAGA-fueled criticism against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, delivering a rare public rebuke of the former Republican leader for refusing to back a key Pentagon nominee. The war of words began shortly after McConnell became the only Republican to vote against Elbridge Colby, who was…

 Getty Images California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, who spent years pushing the false claim that Donald Trump and Russia “colluded” to “steal” the 2016 election, has a new conspiracy theory about the 45th and 47th president. In a new video posted to his social media accounts, Schiff essentially accused Trump of using his foreign tariffs…

 Getty Images The Justice Department announced earlier this week that it has charged 14 members of an “extensive alien smuggling organization,” while eight other people were also arrested for smuggling hundreds of illegal migrants into the U.S. A grand jury in Las Cruces, New Mexico, returned an indictment against 14 individuals for conspiracy to transport,…

 Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court had a public legal debate that could have big effects on America’s ongoing culture wars. In the end, the justices seemed to agree on almost everything—what Justice Neil Gorsuch called “radical agreement”—about the case of a straight white woman who said her employer discriminated against her because of her…