'we believe Mr. Roop is acting alone and traveling on his own free will'

'She's Democrat-backed'

'Right now I don't know his full status‚ but he is not a [resident]'

Together‚ this all suggests the prolific narratives around Trump being both an extremist and divisive are finally beginning to fall apart in normie America

'The NCAA’s prohibition likely violates federal antitrust law'

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Kentucky’s attorney general is investigating a health care company that wired $200‚000 to James Biden the same day he wrote a check for that amount to his brother and future president Joe Biden. James Biden worked as a consultant for Americore Holdings LLC‚ a Florida-based hospital chain that later collapsed. Americore declared bankruptcy in Kentucky in 2022 under federal law amid reports of massive staff departures‚ poor patient care‚ and poor equipment at one of the hospitals in the state. It’s not clear whether the probe by the office of Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman‚ a Republican‚ extends to members of the Biden family.   “Since this is an ongoing investigation‚ we can’t provide further details at this time‚” Atley Smedley‚ Coleman’s deputy communications director‚ told The Daily Signal in an email.  Americore-US-Bankruptcy-Court-ComplaintDownload Coleman‚ elected in November 2023‚ is a former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.  James Biden gave closed-door testimony Wednesday to investigators with three House committees—Oversight‚ Judiciary‚ and Ways and Means—as part of House Republicans’  impeachment inquiry into the president’s connection with family business deals in places such as China‚ Russia‚ Ukraine‚ and Romania. Joe Biden had a “chance” meeting with the Americore CEO‚ adding to the growing list of Biden family associates whom Joe Biden has personally met. pic.twitter.com/UovyueYivn— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 21‚ 2024 Americore‚ the collapsed hospital chain‚ gained prominence last year when the House Oversight and Accountability Committee revealed that on March 1‚ 2018‚ James Biden wrote a $200‚000 check to his brother Joe Biden‚ making a notation that it was a “loan repayment.”  James Biden wrote the $200‚000 check to his older brother the same day he got a $200‚000 payment from Americore Holdings LLC.    The House committee also revealed a separate $40‚000 check that James Biden made out to Joe Biden and apparently was linked to a large Chinese energy company‚ CEFC China Energy.  This evidence seems to contradict the president’s repeated assertions that he never profited from the overseas business deals made by his son Hunter Biden or other family members.   At a time when the Biden administration controls the Justice Department‚ more Republican prosecutors should hold the Biden administration accountable for potential criminality in their jurisdictions‚ said Mike Davis‚ founder of the Article III Project‚ a conservative legal group. “Republican attorneys general‚ district attorneys‚ and other prosecutors should wake up and start enforcing criminal laws related to obvious Biden family corruption across the country and world‚” Davis told The Daily Signal.  “If there is a Biden family business deal in any of their jurisdictions‚ then Republicans should prosecute‚” said Davis‚ a former Republican chief counsel for nominations working for the Senate Judiciary Committee. “If money flowed into any Republican jurisdictions‚ and if there was any criminal activity‚ Republicans should open up a criminal probe immediately.” Earlier this week‚ Politico reported on James Biden’s work with Americore Holdings‚ writing: “Joe Biden was a central element of Jim Biden’s pitch to potential partners and investors.” ? POLITICO: Biden’s brother used his name to promote a hospital chain. Then it collapsed.This weekend‚ POLITICO released a bombshell report on the Bidens’ interactions with Americore‚ a financially distressed rural hospital operator.Reminder: We previously revealed how… pic.twitter.com/3ZVVaX2Bwh— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 21‚ 2024 In addition‚ the Kentucky Labor Department began investigating the Americore hospital chain in 2018‚ according to Politico’s report.  James Biden was in Pineville‚ Kentucky‚ in May 2017 as part of his consulting work for the hospital chain‚ Politico reported.  Americore Holdings operated a hospital in Pineville that Politico‚ citing a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ described as “ravaged by staff departures and dwindling medical supplies.” It said “a patient died of cardiac arrest in late 2018 after receiving substandard care.”  When The Daily Signal first inquired about a possible investigation by the Kentucky attorney general‚ Coleman’s spokesperson initially replied: “We can’t comment on ongoing investigations.”  Asked in a follow-up message whether the office could confirm whether such an investigation exists‚ Smedley replied: “Since this is an ongoing investigation‚ we can’t provide further details at this time.” HHS-AmericoreDownload Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post EXCLUSIVE: Kentucky AG Investigates Company at Center of $200‚000 Payment to Bidens appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s cell phone data suggests that he and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may have lied on the witness stand about their romantic relationship‚ opening them up to consequences greater than disqualification from the racketeering case the couple brought against former President Donald Trump‚ legal experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Phone records contained in a Friday court filing by Trump’s attorney appeared to contradict Wade’s testimony that he visited Willis’ condo less than 10 times‚ showing “a minimum of 35 occasions” where his phone was in her neighborhood for an extended time. The filing also appears to undermine Willis’ claim that he never spent the night with her. If the two are found to have lied under oath‚ Willis and Wade could face charges and potential disbarment‚ legal experts said. The data‚ which revealed “over 2‚000 voice calls and just under 12‚000 text messages” between the pair in 2021‚ further calls into question the timeline of their intimate relationship. Wade and Willis insisted it began in early 2022‚ after Wade’s contract started. [Willis hired Wade as special prosecutor in the Trump case in November 2021 at the rate of $250 an hour.] Atlanta-based defense attorney Andrew Fleischman said the “cell phone location data is powerful circumstantial evidence of a close personal relationship before 2022‚ as are the sheer number of texts and phone calls exchanged.” “The judge may find that the state was not truthful in its testimony and that its conduct in defending against disqualification is an independent basis to remove them‚” Fleischman said‚ referring to Willis and Wade. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The post Phone Records Could Get Fani Willis Disbarred‚ Jailed‚ Legal Experts Say appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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A young woman's lament has gone viral after she posted a video on TikTok that she cannot buy "nice things" and even hope to buy a home after earning a college degree. "Is anyone else just work their ass off for like the three or four last years and now you have a job that you hate and you still can't afford life?" said the TikToker on her account named "placeofpods." "And you're still f***ing miserable and you can't pay any of your bills and you can't live in a house that you imagine and you just feel lied to because you thought that if you just went to college and got a degree you'd be able to afford a house and like things that make you happy‚ but you still barely can afford groceries or clothes‚ or literally anything that makes you happy at all?" she added. "And you had to spend the whole entire weekend in your bed because you literally don't have any money to go do anything other‚ like if you buy food you just can't have an entertainment budget?" she continued. "I'm just wondering if anyone else is dealing with something like this or if it's just me‚ 'cuz‚ this s*** ain't it!" The video garnered more than a million views on TikTok and another million views on Twitter. In other video‚ she divulged that she earned about $60k in her job‚ which is far more than the median U.S. wage of about $47k. "Stop whining and expecting instant wealth"Responses to the video were not consistent across partisan lines. Some accused her of being lazy and entitled while others blamed the economy under President Joe Biden for her complaints. "Our government and its institutions broke the social contract when they saddled us with a lifetime of debt and limited opportunity. Stop paying back your school loans‚" read one response. "I’m 44 yrs old‚ no college debt‚ trades job‚ no car payments‚ just a mortgage. And we are slowly drowning. GFY with the boomerpoasting. The American Dream was mortgaged so the olds could buy a bigger McMansion‚" replied another commentor. "Most of us had little or nothing starting out. Work‚ save‚ find a good partner‚ patiently acquire as you actually spend time in the work force. Stop whining and expecting instant wealth‚" responded one critic. "She can afford a house. But it’s not the house she wants. Younger generation doesn’t want to do starter homes‚" said another. The median wage for a person older than 25 years with a bachelor's degree is about 76% higher that that of a person older than 25 but with a high school degree. Similar complaints were made by a TikToker who said she can't enjoy life and work 40 hours a week. That garnered millions of views. Here's the video that went viral: — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!