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Former President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Turning Point CEO Charlie Kirk before speaking during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, July 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The nonprofit rocketed to prominence by latching on to Trump’s 2016 campaign and has raised roughly a quarter-billion dollars since, much of it spent cultivating conservative influencers and hosting glitzy events. The organization also enriched Kirk and his allies, according to an Associated Press review of public records. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

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How Trump's MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Mon,10/09/23-11:04PM , 46 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s $4.75 million Spanish-style estate is tucked away in a gated Arizona country club that charges nearly a half-million dollars for a golf membership. It boasts a guest casita, a “resort-style” pool and striking views of the Sonoran Desert.
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Dave McCormick, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, meets with attendees during a campaign event in Coplay, Pa., Jan. 25, 2022. As Republicans aim to gain the one seat they need to retake the Senate in next year's elections, McCormick is a top recruit. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Sun,08/13/23-11:06PM , 69 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — David McCormick had a clear explanation for why his fellow Republican, Dr.
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch poses for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Teaching is encouraged as a way to demystify the Supreme Court while exposing the justices to a cross-section of the public. Yet documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests reveal that some all-expense paid trips, particularly to attractive locales stateside and abroad, are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices' leisure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn't in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Tue,07/11/23-4:20AM , 184 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the University of Hawaii law school has marketed its Jurist-In-Residence program to the Supreme Court as an all-expenses-paid getaway, with the upside of considerable “down time” in paradise.
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Supporters of Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, waves signs during an election night party in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Election takeaways, take 2: Congress control on knife's edge
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Tue,11/08/22-6:37PM , 90 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday was a day for sorting, sifting and framing of an expensive, exhaustive and highly negative midterm election campaign.

And nothing was quite yet certain, most importantly which party would control Congress or whether majority power would be split between the House and Senate.
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