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| Born | October 3, 1961 |
| Hometown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouse | Karen Painter |
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There’s No Way the Georgia Prosecutions of Donald Trump and Mark Meadows Belong in Federal Court
- If Trump demanded that Meadows help overturn the results of a presidential election, he was asking him to go far beyond his job description.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)Complaint made over University of Minnesota president’s plan to join corporate board
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Would Rick Caruso's proposed blind trust go far enough if he's elected L.A. mayor?
Rick Caruso steps down as head of his development firm and has promised to set up a blind trust if elected L.A. mayor. Critics say that's not enough.
- PoliticsThe Free Press, Mankato, Minn.
Democrats make pitch as special 1st District primary election nears
May 11—Just over 100 people showed up in Mankato Tuesday night — two weeks before the finalists will be decided in the race to replace the late Congressman Jim Hagedorn — to hear from five Democratic contenders for the party's nomination. It was a varied group on the theater stage in the old Fitzgerald Middle School. A retired retail worker, the wealthy former CEO of Hormel Foods, a university ...
- BusinessPortland Press Herald, Maine
Maine's Idexx Labs keeping Moscow office open despite Ukraine invasion
Mar. 30—One of Maine's largest homegrown companies, the veterinary medicine powerhouse Idexx Laboratories, is continuing to operate in Russia as that country's invasion of Ukraine enters its second month. Idexx, based in Westbrook, had 18 staffers in its Moscow office before the invasion, according to a job ad description removed from the company's website over the weekend. The office provided ...
- PoliticsPost-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.
Richard Painter, ethics lawyer and 'U' law professor, says he's running for 1st District Congress seat
Mar. 2—Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer and one-time U.S. Senate candidate, said he is running for the 1st District Congressional seat, in both the special election and general election, as a DFL candidate. He is the latest to announce his candidacy for the open seat following the death of Rep. Jim Hagedorn earlier this month. "I am running because like many of you, I ...
- PoliticsThe Free Press, Mankato, Minn.
Feehan won't run in special congressional election
Mar. 2—Just one candidate filed for a special election to finish the congressional term of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn on the opening day of the filing period, according to the Minnesota secretary of state. Tuesday also reduced the field by one potential contender. North Mankato Democrat Dan Feehan, who finished a close second in each of the last two races in the 1st District, said he ...
- PoliticsHuffPost
First Amendment Doesn't Protect Lies To Fleece MAGA Backers: Ex-White House Ethics Lawyer
"Spreading fake news to ask for money is commercial speech, and courts enforce laws criminalizing fraud,” warned Richard Painter.
- BusinessPolitico
As a coal plant fights for life, it could enrich Manchin
A West Virginia power plant proposal hangs in the balance as Manchin battles over clean energy plans in social spending bill.
- PoliticsAssociated Press
Hunter Biden paintings pose ethical challenge for president
The White House has established an arrangement that would allow President Joe Biden’s son Hunter to sell his artwork for tens of thousands of dollars without knowing the identity of the purchaser, an agreement established in attempt to avoid any potential ethical concerns surrounding his sales. Under the arrangement, a private art gallery owner will set prices for his work and will handle all bidding and sales, but will not share any information about buyers or prospective buyers with Hunter or
- PoliticsABC News
White House officials arrange confidential sales of Hunter Biden's art
A New York gallery owner will facilitate sales of Hunter Biden's original artwork, an arrangement meant to diffuse concerns over buyers paying top dollar to win influence with the president's son, according to a source familiar with the situation. The gallerist, Georges Berges, will independently set prices on the artwork of President Joe Biden's son and keep the identities of buyers confidential, including from the president and administration officials. Berges will be the sole person authori
- PoliticsWashington Examiner
Ethics experts concerned about Hunter Biden’s art show
Ethics experts say President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, who intends to sell some of his artwork for up to $500,000 apiece at a show, could be leveraging the president's government position for personal profit.
