Brandon Lewis

1 month ago | kgw.com | Erin Jones |Brandon Lewis

Dating websites, apps and social media have made it easier than ever to meet someone special online. While millions use these platforms to find love, scammers often lurk behind fake dating profiles to trick their victims into sending them money. Romance scams have been on the rise for the past several years, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2022, nearly 70,000 people reported falling victim to a romance scam to the FTC; reported losses hit a record $1.3 billion.

2 months ago | medium.com | Brandon Lewis

Source: PBS News Brandon Lewis · Follow 5 min read · -- Last weekend, I emailed a law professor at my university who wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times titled “Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship.” I failed to hear back for eight days, but figured, “no big deal, being a professor is a busy job, and Professor Wurman was preparing to give a talk at Boston University titled “Was Incorporating the Bill of Rights a Mistake?” and may have been additionally overstretched by...

2 months ago | medium.com | Brandon Lewis

Source: PBS NewsBrandon Lewis·Follow5 min read·--Today, the New York Times published a “guest essay” by Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman, the latter of whom happens to be a law professor at my university. I found the arguments presented in the article to be confusing, perhaps because I am an urban planning student rather than a law student.

2 months ago | abc10.com | Megan Loe |Brandon Lewis

President Donald Trump has promised mass deportations of people who are living in the U.S. illegally as part of his crackdown on immigration. Other social media posts make similar claims about 75% of farmworkers staying home from work following the inauguration, which took place on Jan. 20. Several readers reached out to ask us if those claims are true.

Jan 17, 2025 | kgw.com | Megan Loe |Brandon Lewis

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, Jan. 20, as dangerously cold temperatures are expected in the Washington, D.C., area. Trump announced the decision to move the inauguration indoors in a post to his Truth Social account on Friday. Since presidential inaugurations are typically large outdoor events, many people are wondering if it’s the first time one has ever been held indoors due to inclement weather.