A Republican-led joint Senate committee has released findings of its investigation into alleged conflicts of interest concerning Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. The 87-page report details a complex web of allegedly problematic financial dealings between members of the Biden family and foreign businesses during the time Joe Biden was vice president. The Bidens, their […]
WATCH: Puerto Rico update: Fraud and corruption with hurricane relief money
An important update to our follow the money investigation on $91 billion tax dollars intended for Puerto Rico's hurricane recovery. Since then, there have been some criminal convictions and even more arrests involving fraud. We begin with our original investigation in Puerto Rico last year. (video begins with aerial view of damaged homes by hurricane […]
POLL: Most plan to vote in person on election day
The vast majority of people who answered the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com say they plan to cast their 2020 presidential vote in person. Among nearly 1,300 respondents, 88% said they plan to vote in person either on Election Day (64%) or prior to Election Day (24%). Eleven percent (11%) stay they plan to vote […]
WATCH: Fear of Flying
Air travel is not what it was used to be. In January, passenger numbers and airline profits reached record highs, but since the COVID-19 outbreak, the industry has suffered devastating losses. And, as Scott Thuman reports, many Americans have come down with a serious case of: Fear of Flying. Scott Thuman: It has become a […]
WATCH: The Internet Divide--and your tax $
In the age of coronavirus, the internet has become more crucial than ever for working families, but many of our communities can't get high speed internet at all. Next month the FCC begins phase one of a $16 Billion dollar plan to wire up more rural areas but today we find out what happened to […]
Trump approval rating of 53% matches earlier high points, beats Obama's: Rasmussen
The daily presidential tracking poll by Rasmussen Reports finds President Trump reaching a level of 53% approval on Friday, September 18. That matches the highs Trump reached on April 9, 2019 and Sept. 24, 2019. The Rasmussen chart, seen at the link below, compares Trump's approval to that of Obama at the same point in […]
What the news media should have done after its 2016 mistakes…but didn’t (PODCAST)
A short list of the reforms our industry should have made to gain back public confidence moving into the 2020 elections.
The Internet divide, Puerto Rico hurricane funding fraud, and Fear of flying
Covid-19 has pushed Internet demand to new levels, but you might be surprised to hear tens of millions of Americans have no access to high-speed internet. That’s the subject of my cover story Sunday on Full Measure. We'll answer a few big questions: How much tax money is being spent to fix the issue? And […]
