A top New College of Florida official and former communications director for Gov. Ron DeSantis was arrested Tuesday on a charge of exposure of sexual organs, according to police records.
State of play: Fred Piccolo Jr., the college's former marketing and media director, "is no longer employed by the college," according to an unsigned statement from the college's communications department shared with Axios.
His name was also scrubbed from the college's website. As of Wednesday afternoon, he remained in custody at the Manatee County Jail.
Harvard will not agree to demands pushed by the Trump administration as a condition for maintaining nearly $9 billion in federal funding, the school's president said Monday. read more
Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. read more
The Trump administration just handed U.S. credit card companies a regulatory gift and investors are taking notice. read more
Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don't realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink. read more
"Trump Cashing in On Crypto Is Textbook Oligarchy"
Apr 16, 2025
As the Trump family's crypto portfolio nears $1 billion, Trump's DOJ is shutting down its crypto enforcement team."
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"In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump called James a "wacky crook".
"Letitia James, a totally corrupt politician, should resign from her position as New York State Attorney General, immediately," he wrote.
Trump's family business was found liable in 2023 of falsifying records and financial statements in order to get better terms on loans and insurance deals."
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Accusing others of he crimes you yourself are committing is Trump Playbook 101.