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Criminal indictments have been filed against former president Donald Trump's company and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, according to multiple sources.

The specific charges will remain sealed until later this afternoon, but sources told the Washington Post and other outlets that the charges relate to allegations that Trump Organization employees avoided paying taxes on fringe benefits such as cars, apartments, and other company bonuses.

Charges are not expected against Trump at this time.

How do you feel about the charges?

What's Next for Infrastructure?

Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a deal with the Biden administration on a $579 billion infrastructure package and congressional Democrats indicated that they will advance a second infrastructure bill through the reconciliation process along party lines.

Shortly after the bipartisan deal was announced, Biden said that its enactment was conditional on the passage of Democrats’ bill: “If this is the only thing that comes to me I’m not signing. It’s in tandem.” Over the weekend, Biden released a statement to clarify that he is not threatening to veto the bipartisan package unless Democrats pass their reconciliation bill too.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signaled that she will have the House hold off on passing the bipartisan bill until it also has the reconciliation bill in hand and said at a press conference, “There ain’t gonna be no bipartisan bill, unless we are going to have the reconciliation bill.” Pelosi reiterated that stance on Wednesday.

Should the bipartisan infrastructure bill be delayed until Democrats pass their reconciliation bill?

Save Our Sea(l)s

Swimming and spinning through the seas, seals get all wrapped up in ocean debris. They cut deep into the seals' skin, reducing their mobility and making them vulnerable to open-wound infections.

Bolstered by your donations to the Clean Oceans Campaign, the Ocean Voyages Institute plans to embark on one of the largest ocean plastics clean-up efforts in history.

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And, In The End...

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