Jessica Costescu

Georgetown University has enlisted Hamas apologist and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan as a visiting fellow to lead a discussion series that "will explore the role of debate, media, and persuasion in our deeply polarized society." As a Georgetown Institute ... See more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine rallied alongside a Somali-born state lawmaker tied to a nonprofit under congressional investigation for allegedly defrauding the state of millions of dollars in Medicaid payments. ... See more

Minnesota has "developed a fraud tourism industry" that entices scammers to travel to the North Star State to exploit "easy money" taxpayer-funded programs, Joe Thompson, the federal prosecutor behind the Somali fraud convictions, said Thursday. He unveil... See more

‘I also am a firm supporter of any legislation on the federal level that begins to give more, frankly, land back to the indigenous peoples,’ Platner says Graham Platner (Sophie Park/Getty Images) Senate candidate Graham Platner (D., Maine) called to retur... See more

Senate candidate Graham Platner (D., Maine) called to return land to natives in the state he’s running to represent, arguing that longstanding injustices committed by state and federal governments remain unresolved. "I, for one, am a firm supporter in any... See more