How the U.S. Paid for Foreign Dictator to Court GOP Governor
NOT OKThe secret agent at the center of Rep. Henry Cuellar’s bribery scandal organized an event that led Gov. Kevin Stitt to visit Azerbaijan—and U.S. foreign aid dollars underwrote it.
Israel Critic Jamaal Bowman Loses Costliest Primary Ever
WAR COMES HOMEJamaal Bowman lost to George Latimer in a $22 million proxy battle over the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Will This Squad Member Go Out In a Blaze of $22 Million?
NEW YORK NIXWith charges of racism and anti-Semitism, conspiracy theories, big-name endorsements, and scads of cash, one Congressional primary in particular has become the ultimate proxy war.
Who Will Live Longer—Trump or Biden?
GREAT EXPECTATIONSThe first debate between Biden and Trump has reignited the discourse: Just how much longer can these guys hold on? An actuary crunches the numbers.
Dem Rep Bowman Pledges to Back BDS in Primary Knife Fight
BOYCOTT ISRAELSeeking endorsement from the Democratic Socialists of America, Jamaal Bowman of New York said he would endorse controversial Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement ‘soon’
Rudy’s Coffee Roastery Also Just Went Bankrupt
HAS-BEANSRudy Giuliani’s looking to a Miami coffee company for cash during his bankruptcy—while it looks to him during its own financial crisis.
How a House Race Explains Bob Menendez’s Grip on New Jersey
SINS OF THE FATHERThe Democratic organization backing Rep. Rob Menendez amid his father’s corruption trial may be worth its weight in gold.
Child of Famed Jewish Family Funded Pro-Palestinian Protests
FAMILY TIESHer mom was on Joe Biden’s shortlist to be ambassador to Israel. She funds the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Menendez Blowing Campaign Gold on Lawyers—and Pricey Meat
HIGH STEAKS GAMEBob Menendez has spent millions on attorneys, and thousands at his old haunt Morton’s Steakhouse, in recent months.
Inside the Secret Network Behind a Dem Rep’s Bribery Scandal
FOLLOW THE MONEYThe Daily Beast has connected the dots between indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), an agent of autocratic Azerbaijan, and some of D.C.’s elite dining establishments.