Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Ivanka And Jared Are Done With Renting, Ready To Buy In D.C.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are in the market for a permanent home in Washington, D.C., two people with knowledge of their search told Politico. Since January, the couple has been renting a $5.5 million, six-bedroom house in the Kalorama neighborhood. According to one of Politico’s sources, Trump and Kushner are eyeing a home larger…
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Fast Forward Pro-Trump Group’s Policy Adviser Praises Nazis: They Should’ve Kept ‘Going’
Update, 12:28 p.m.: As soon as The Hill was made aware of the video and comments made by Andrade, it stopped publishing his opinion pieces and removed his work from the site, according to an email from Shirin Al-Hussein, Account Executive at High10 Media. A policy adviser for the pro-Trump group America First Policies praised…
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Fast Forward Adelson Gives $30 Million To Help GOP Save The House
Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has given $30 million to the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, a large sum that top Republicans hope will boost the party’s electoral outlook in November, Politico reported on Thursday. House Speaker Paul Ryan flew to Las Vegas to meet with the billionaire at his Venetian Hotel, according to…
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Fast Forward Maryland Governor Candidate Kevin Kamenetz Dies of Heart Attack
A top candidate running for governor of Maryland died Thursday morning at a local hospital after suffering a heart attack overnight, The Hill reported. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz was one of the leading candidates in the Democratic primary. Polls showed him running close to Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, another of the leading…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Flyers In Omaha Advertise White Supremacist Book Club
Anti-Semitic flyers urging people to join a white supremacist book club were recently found in Omaha neighborhoods, the Omaha World Herald reported Tuesday. The flyers contain hate messages against Jewish people, encourage people to join pro-white activist clubs and direct people to a neo-Nazi website. There are 19 of the “book clubs” across the nation,…
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Fast Forward Monica Lewinsky Claps Back At Magazine Over Invitation Clash With Bill Clinton
It’s been 20 years since Monica Lewinsky’s affair with then-president Bill Clinton went public, but she still faces backlash. The anti-bullying activist took to Twitter on Wednesday to express her frustrations over an unnamed publication inviting her to an event regarding social change, only to rescind the offer when Clinton expressed interest. dear world: please…
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Fast Forward 5 Things To Know About North Carolina Democratic Primary Winner Kathy Manning
Kathy Manning handily won the Democratic primary in North Carolina’s 13th congressional district on Tuesday, earning more than 70% of the vote. She will face off in November against first-term incumbent Rep. Ted Budd to represent Greensboro in Congress. Here’s what you need to know about her: 1. Manning was the first woman to chair…
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Fast Forward Cohen Promised Novartis Access To White House After $1.2M Payment
Shortly after his longtime boss and client Donald Trump took office as president, Michael Cohen contacted health care company Novartis AG for a consulting job and promised access to the White House, ABC News reported Wednesday. Novartis paid him $1.2 million for that access, Eric Althoff, a spokesman for the company, told ABC. Althoff confirmed…
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