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Aug 11 2022
Analysis
Hyperbolic GOP claims about IRS agents and audits
“Do you make $75,000 or less? Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you — with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.”
— House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, in a tweet, Aug. 9
With a vote scheduled Friday in the House on the big spending package approved in the Senate, the GOP has focused its fire on provisions that would bolster the
Washington Post Fact Check
Feb 28 2023
Fact Check
Does Video Show Ukraine Drone Dropping Grenades on Civilians?
For better or worse, many scenes from the conflict in Ukraine have been captured on amateur camera footage, often showing the devastating impacts of the war.
Videos from the frontline have shown Ukrainian forces destroy Russian vehicles, artillery, and infantry, as well as capturing dramatic and harrowing scenes of open warfare in the east of the country.
Now, according to claims
Newsweek
Jan 04 2023
Opinion
The U.S. Government’s Woke Training
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a gender gingerbread person. NASA says beware of micro-inequities. And if U.S. Army servicewomen express “discomfort showering with a female who has male genitalia,” what’s the brass’s reply? Talk to your commanding officer, but toughen up.
These are details from hundreds of pages of diversity and inclusion training materials used by the federal
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Mar 31 2023
News
Column: The 'Professional Journalists' vs. Fox News
America’s journalism elite has a nasty habit of associating journalism with liberalism. They only believe in half of a First Amendment. They don’t believe in press freedom for the conservative media...because they think those outlets should be shunned as fake-news factories.
See the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), which claims it “promotes the free flow of information vital
NewsBusters
Jan 14 2023
Opinion
A Politically Split Congress Can Perhaps Fuel Federal Surveillance Reforms
The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging Congress to renew its secret surveillance authorities before they expire at the end of the year. Split control of Congress provides an excellent opportunity for lawmakers to take the time to reform these laws so that American citizens have stronger protections from unwarranted snooping that's supposed to only be used to track foreign spies and
Reason
Oct 06 2022
News
U.S. Confirms Raid Against ISIS in Syria Near Syrian, Russian Frontlines
The U.S. military has confirmed to Newsweek that it has conducted a raid in northeast Syria near front lines held by the country's government and Russia.
"Last night, CENTCOM forces conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a senior ISIS official," U.S. Central Command spokesperson Army Colonel Joe Buccino said in a statement shared with Newsweek. "We will release more information
Newsweek
Feb 26 2023
News
CIA director says US is ‘confident’ China considering providing lethal equipment to assist Russia in war: CBS interview
CIA Director William Burns said the U.S. is “confident” that China is considering providing Russia with lethal equipment for its war against Ukraine.
“We’re confident that the Chinese leadership is considering the provision of lethal equipment,” he told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in an interview set to air on Sunday. “We also don’t see that a final decision has been made yet, and we don’t
The Hill
Apr 07 2023
Opinion
Why the Government Is Good at Helping Banks but Not People
We are really very good at helping banks. Last month, in no time at all, the federal government calmed a crisis that began at just a few institutions but threatened to spread throughout the financial system.
According to CNBC, within four days, banks had borrowed roughly $12 billion from a fund set up to give financial institutions access to favorable loans. Through more traditional
The Atlantic
Feb 09 2023
News
U.S. declassifies balloon intelligence, calls out China for spying
The State Department on Thursday released several data points on China’s high-altitude balloon surveillance program, declassifying information collected by U.S. U-2 spy planes and other sources to expose what it’s calling a sophisticated effort to surveil “more than 40 countries across 5 continents.”
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Washington Post
Sep 11 2022
News
Ukraine pushes big counteroffensive as war marks 200 days
As the war in Ukraine marked 200 days on Sunday, the country has reclaimed broad swaths of the south and east in a long-anticipated counteroffensive that has dealt a heavy blow to Russia.
The counterattack began in the final days of August and at first focused on the southern region of Kherson, which was swept by Russian forces in the opening days of the invasion. But just as Moscow
Associated Press