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Tag: Crystal City

3 former city officials sentenced to prison on corruption charges

Several city officials used their official positions to enrich themselves by soliciting and accepting bribes from people seeking to do business in Crystal City, which is located 100 miles near San Antonio, TX.

‘Black Sludge’ Pours Out Of Texas Town’s Faucets Days After FBI...

The problem is summed up in just a few words: "There's not really anyone in charge."

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The U.S. Capitol building lit at dusk, seen from the east.

Corporations gave $737 million to super PACs in 2026 midterms

Crypto, online betting and AI interests supplied 53% of the total, and the $737.3 million is 60% above the 2024 presidential cycle, Public Citizen found.
Aerial view of the five-sided Pentagon building and its surroundings.

Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA

As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
A black minivan-style hearse parked beside a funeral home building.

Funeral prices rose 310% since 1986 as inflation rose 193%

The share of families going into debt for funerals rose from 14% in 2024 to 37% in 2025, according to Debt.com research the report cites.
The exterior of the State Department headquarters in Washington.

Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against...

The new award, the administration’s latest show of support for the Afrikaner cause, comes after it cut human rights funding to nations in crisis. One former diplomat called the move “offensive.

With control of Congress, here’s how Democrats could stop Trump’s war in Iran

Democrats now are in a much stronger position to force Trump to end the Iran war. But playing their strongest card could backfire.