In 2008, billionaire asset manager Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers negotiated a very favorable plea bargain in Florida, under which he served a mere 13 months in jail — in his own private wing, with 12 hours of daily "work release" — on a single charge of soliciting prostitution from a minor (the FBI had identified 40 alleged victims of sexual predation on his part).

SAVANNA, ILLINOIS (July 10, 2019) — State Representative Tony McCombie announced the winners of the 2019 Spring photo contest.

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following joint statement regarding the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) opening of a Section 301 investigation under the Trade Act of 1974 of a proposed digital-services tax being pursued by France that would unfairly target some US-based companies.

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) — Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from 2017’s hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance funded by Congress and provided through a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This temporary assistance will be distributed through Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) beginning as early as August. NAP is administered by USDA and is operated by the Commonwealth’s Department of the Family.