## Vance says ‘stealing’ $1B from treasury is theft – on the same day Trump pledged to give $1.7B taxpayer cash to his allies

Authored by independent.co.uk

However, the vice president’s remarks Monday came hours after the Justice Department announced it would commit $1.7 billion in taxpayer dollars to an “anti-weaponization fund” to pay out allies of Trump who were investigated under Democratic administrations.

open image in gallery Vice President JD Vance said US officials need to crack down on misallocated public funds on the same day Donald Trump pledged $1.7 billion in taxpayer money to help his allies ( Getty Images ).

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote, “Trump didn’t just pardon his followers who stormed the U.S. Capitol.

He’s now set them up for payments through a slush fund he created to reward his allies—out of your tax dollars.”.

Dozens of other Democratic lawmakers condemned the $1.7 billion anti-weaponization fund, accusing Trump of misusing taxpayer dollars for his allies.

He’s gone as far as to fire federal prosecutors who failed to secure an indictment against his enemies and replace them with loyalists.

He has also called for investigations into the Biden family and Democratic fundraisers, platformed claims of criminal behavior from former President Barack Obama and more. »

### Former top Russian official admits the country is over Putin and can 'imagine a future without him'

Authored by fortune.com

In other words, Russia’s elites found a subtle way to no longer express solidarity with Putin, describing what “he” does rather than what “we” do.

“The irony is that Mr. Putin started the war to preserve power and the system he has created,” the official wrote.

“The system can persist for as long as Mr. Putin remains in power,” the former Russian official wrote in the Economist. »

### New York high school's graduating class breaks school record with 21 valedictorians

Authored by abc7.com

New York high school's graduating class breaks school record with 21 valedictorians.

JERICHO, Long Island -- Whoever said perfection is overrated, has never met the 21 valedictorians from this year's graduating class at Jericho High School in New York.

There were many nights where I wondered why I was putting myself through this," said Jericho High School Valedictorian Riya Shah. »

### Take-Two CEO says the original Borderlands' art style overhaul cost a year of dev time and $50 million: 'Had we not done that, Borderlands wouldn't have been a hit'

Authored by pcgamer.com

CEO of publisher Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, said in a recent interview with podcaster David Senra that the game's final look took a big overhaul that cost $50 million dollars and an extra year of development time.

"We had not turned around the company yet, we had very limited capital, and we were developing a game that was about to be released two months later, which is to say it's done.

I mean, we had spent a lot of money," he said in the interview. »

### Ukraine brings the war to Moscow with one its largest drone attacks on the capital

Authored by fortune.com

One man was also killed after a drone struck a truck in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, according to local authorities.

Russia’s largest airport — Moscow’s Sheremetyevo — said that drone debris had fallen on its grounds without causing damage or affecting flights.

The attacks are aimed at slashing Moscow’s oil exports, a key source of funding for Russia’s grinding invasion of Ukraine. »

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