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government continues to pay for ads promoting President Trump, even after he announced that his MAGA Inc.super PAC would take over funding.
A federal judge ordered the ads to be taken down, yet they remained on air.An NPR analysis of data from AdImpact finds that nearly $22 million in taxpayer funds have been spent since the campaign began in late September.
Almost $10 million of that was spent after Trump pledged on an Oct.5 Truth Social post to fund the campaign privately.
The White House has called the ads public service announcements, but a lawsuit by Common Cause and others argued they were funded without congressional approval, violating restrictions on taxpayer-funded publicity and propaganda.Trump has ramped up his campaign travel ahead of the midterm elections.He rallied supporters in Youngstown, Ohio, last night and is heading to Alaska today.
More events are planned for later this week.He has been trying to encourage his supporters to vote by telling them to pretend he is on the ballot.Federal agents searched Rep.
Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, D.C., yesterday morning.Omar, D-Minn., says the search was politically motivated by the Trump administration.
The Department of Justice told NPR in a statement that Homeland Security Investigations agents "executed a judicially authorized search warrant," approved by the DOJ, as part of an ongoing federal investigation.Current and former federal officials with knowledge of the search who were not authorized to speak publicly confirmed the details, revealing that this multi-year probe includes whistleblower complaints and focuses on allegations of immigration fraud.Living Better is a special series about what it takes to stay healthy in America.The U.S.
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