Monthly Archives: July 2020

House votes to sanction Schweikert for ethics violations

In a rare public reprimand from one of its own, the House voted on Friday to formally sanction the Representative. David SchweikertDavid Schweikert’s House Ethics Panel recommends 1,000 fines for Representative Schweikert’s campaign finance violations. (R-Ariz.) For violating campaign finance rules and for improperly using official resources for his reelection …

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People fear that California prisoners may spread COVID-19

The mistakes of correctional facilities handling state jail releases are fueling fears in some California counties that thousands of inmates eligible for early release will spread the coronavirus in their communities. Statewide, county probation officials and others on the front lines of the release of up to 8,000 inmates in …

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Mandy Patinkin has deleted around 28,000 emails so far

Screenshot: Mandy Patinkin / Twitter (Fair use) Actor Mandy Patinkin announced in a video posted to Twitter on Friday morning that he had removed “about 28,000” from unread emails from his wife Kathryn Grody. At the time of the recording, there were about 10,000 unread emails left, according to Grody, …

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