Took a deep dive into how the Cuellars have used their power in South Texas. We found one sibling was a judge who heard no cases, and much more.
W/ @ByronTau
https://t.co/RY70i1s0dD
EXCLUSIVE--See my examination of @IRS_CI’s efforts to fire special agent Brian Visalli, lead criminal agent on 2 investigations of wealthy Americans offshoring their income and assets. Visalli believes it's retaliation for whistle blowing on the agency. https://t.co/mcgXT3vZ9z
California regulators have selected over 1,200 lobbyists & clients since 2019 for audits under a state ethics law
Audits completed by the end of last year: 5
@caseyrmurray and I investigated how a Watergate-era system to boost oversight of $ in state politics has broken down...
The CA agency tasked with auditing lobbyists has completed less than 1% of them in recent years. Firms that were supposed to be audited include one possibly implicated in the alleged money laundering scandal with Newsom's aide.
w/@andrewboxford
https://t.co/T2z5yIjrnu
I spent the last 2 weeks reading through 28,000+ messages in a Miami young Republican group chat
FIU College Republicans recruitment chair: “This isnt even my worst one 😔”
FIU Turning Point USA prez: “Yeah I’m in a few on telegram that are definitely worse lmao”
‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat
Logs show violent calls to kill Black people, more than 400 uses of n-word, regularly describing women as “whores," using slurs to talk about Jewish & gay people and musings about Hitler.
https://t.co/qFdiZtvrHa
The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students
Within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people" https://t.co/ZZhPSI7RDE
The political battle around the Los Angeles “mansion tax” is coming to a head, as California groups watch whether an aggressive tax-limiting initiative qualifies for the November ballot. https://t.co/SrrP7BMQ2P
The amount of money that car-buying California residents send to the federal government could be reduced under new legislation that would reclassify the state’s vehicle sales tax. https://t.co/ymr101lXPd
First look at a new bill that tries to chip away at the amount in taxes Californians send to the federal government 👇The bill would change how car fees factor into SALT deductions https://t.co/lQvdLE8ItD
LA's mansion tax could face its final challenge soon, in the form of a ballot measure that would invalidate it, along with dozens of local tax measures across the state.
https://t.co/gpfD4qieZn
A bill introduced Tuesday in the California legislature could make the state the first to require worldwide corporate income reporting.
https://t.co/L5OYhCZqqX
The Washington state legislature has proposed a tax on millionaires, though Gov. Ferguson has already expressed opposition without amendments.
https://t.co/4JvK8KYIr8
More info on Martin Cuellar's indictment. Henry Cuellar was pardoned by Trump late last year for his alleged role in a bribery scheme.
https://t.co/zyDfoH26TF
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's brother, Webb County Sherriff Martin Cuellar, has been indicted for allegedly defrauding the sheriff’s office during the pandemic, something that came up in my 2024 investigation with @ByronTau into the powerful family
https://t.co/RY70i1s0dD
California’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year avoids broad-based tax increases in response to budget shortfalls, though it does seek to add revenue with new requirements on delivery companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats. https://t.co/ff6PJbF0By
It's early in the California legislative session, but the main vehicle for getting an ad tax done on social media companies has already died.
https://t.co/w9u7X3k7TG
All the tax policy in Gov. Newsom's new proposed budget 👇 He largely left the current system intact, except for one change that would increase tax revenue from companies like DoorDash
https://t.co/gSN4ikgS6L
It's a great day to read my investigation, not about the alleged bribery scheme in the pardon, but a lot of other stuff! (like Rep. Cuellar's brother allegedly forcing his employees to campaign for him).
https://t.co/RY70i1s0dD
I want to thank President Trump for his tremendous leadership and for taking the time to look at the facts. I thank God for standing with my family and I during this difficult time. This decision clears the air and lets us move forward for South Texas.
This pardon gives us a clean slate. The noise is gone. The work remains. And I intend to meet it head on.
Thank you Mr. President, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.