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Donald Trump said he would consider tapping Ken Paxton for U.S. attorney general if he wins a second term in the White House, the Texas Tribune reports. Said Trump: “I would, actually. He’s very, very talented. I mean, we have a lot of people that want that one and will be very good at it. But he’s

NBC News: “Professional line-standers are a growing part of the gig economy. But the criminal trial of a former president accused of illegally covering up hush money payments to a porn star has translated into a windfall for people who get paid to wait — and who, as the trial goes on, have

Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on President Biden to replace FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, after damning reports of a toxic workplace culture at the bank regulator where Gruenberg has served for nearly two decades, Politico reports.

Donald Trump just sent out a fundraising appeal falsely claiming he “could even be thrown into PRISON FOR LIFE!” if the jury in his “hush money” case returns a guilty verdict, the New York Times reports. He actually faces up to four years in prison, or probation.