Chuck Ross

Bill Gates, a prominent donor to New York Time s columnist Nicholas Kristof's failed campaign for Oregon governor, faced congressional questioning this week over his longstanding relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Democrat Bob Brooks, a longtime firefighters' union official running for Congress in a toss-up Pennsylvania district, berated union firefighters who also work as volunteer firefighters in their free time as "scab[s]" and "shitbags" in angry social media postings.

An "ultra-luxury" drug and alcohol rehab center nestled in the Hollywood Hills has hired former first son Hunter Biden as an adviser and executive director of its charitable foundation, a new gig that could help the convicted felon whittle down millions of dollars in unpaid legal bills and other debts.

Retiring Rep. Jasmine Crockett's (D., Texas) pastor—who is the Democratic nominee to replace her in the House—referred to convicted killer Karmelo Anthony as a "little boy" and a "friend" on Sunday during a fiery Father's Day sermon at his Dallas church.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.), in a podcast interview with a sex offender convicted of soliciting an underage girl for sex, urged ex-cons to run for political office, saying their "voice" is needed in politics.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.), appearing alongside a convicted murderer and a registered sex offender in a webinar with a prison abolition group, endorsed "any and all efforts to get people out of jails and prisons" and said locking up criminals was akin to "robbing" them of their freedom.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.), who has made opposition to Israel and the "pro-Israel lobby" a centerpiece of his campaign, accepted an endorsement from an Arab-American lobbying group led by an unabashed supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah who has called for Israeli Jews to be sent "

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.) joined the Holocaust-denying Shiite cleric Fadhel Al-Sahlani on stage last month to celebrate the grand opening of the Islamic Institute of America's new mosque. During the event, El-Sayed also offered "hearty congratulations" to the mosque's imam, Hassan al-Qazwini, an Iraqi-born cleric who has used his perch to praise Hezbollah leaders and spread antisemitic conspiracy theories.

The former mayor of Jackson, Miss.—who was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.)—pleaded guilty to federal bribery and conspiracy charges, the latest Sanders-backed politician to fall from grace this week. His guilty plea comes days after the former district attorney for Hinds County, which includes much of Jackson, pleaded guilty to similar charges.

Rep. Chris Pappas (D.), running for Senate in New Hampshire on an "anti-corruption" agenda against "corporate special interests" in Washington, serves on a House committee that oversees Uber, where his husband, a former lobbyist, serves in an executive policy role.