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Aug 31 2020
News
Is it possible to rid police officers of bias?
The killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis three months ago and the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin have led the US to a period of reckoning. As thousands have marched in the streets to protest against racial inequality, many others have also been forced to ask some difficult questions about their levels of prejudice.
While some people mistake racism as
BBC NewsApr 03 2019
News
House panel approves subpoena for Mueller report
The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to authorize a subpoena to compel the Justice Department to hand over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report to Congress.
The committee voted 24-17 along party lines to approve a resolution authorizing subpoenas for Mueller’s report, including accompanying exhibits and other attachments, as well as its underlying evidence, at a
The HillJun 11 2019
News
Pence confirms Trump administration denied US embassy requests to fly Pride flag
Vice President Mike Pence on Monday confirmed that the Trump administration denied requests from U.S. embassies around the world to display a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month.
"I'm aware that the State Department indicated that on the flag pole of our American embassies that one flag should fly, and that's the American flag, and I support that," Pence told NBC News in an
Fox News DigitalOct 24 2019
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Republicans barging into secure room to stall impeachment inquiry highlights another wild day
In Thursday's biggest development, nearly two dozen Republican lawmakers -- led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida -- barged into a deposition and demanded they be allowed to see the closed-door proceedings. Members of three committees planned to interview Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Laura Cooper as part of the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump. It delayed Cooper's testimony by
CNN DigitalNov 10 2017
News
Federal judge tosses suit, says FBI did all it could on Clinton emails
A federal judge tossed a lawsuit Thursday that would have pushed the State Department and FBI to do more to try to track down Hillary Clinton’s emails, ruling the government has done all it reasonably could to locate the former secretary of state’s messages.
Washington TimesDec 10 2019
News
Trump blasts 'current' FBI director: 'He will never be able to fix the FBI'
President Trump slammed his current FBI Director Christopher Wray for his response to the newly released report from the Department of Justice inspector general.
"I don’t know what report current Director of the FBI Christopher Wray was reading, but it sure wasn’t the one given to me," Trump said Tuesday on Twitter. "With that kind of attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI,
Washington ExaminerMay 17 2015
News
Will Loretta Lynch change Obama administration's views on legal pot?
The Supreme Court is prodding the Justice Department to weigh in -- for the first time under Attorney General Loretta Lynch -- on the delicate legal issue of how to treat states that have legalized marijuana in the face of a federal ban.
It is a subject the Obama administration has handled gingerly, most recently in 2013, when the department, then led by Attorney Ge
CNN DigitalDec 20 2019
Opinion
Trump impeachment collision up ahead
(CNN)"Well now there's two," sang Muddy Waters. "There's two trains running."
One is the House Democrats' impeachment of President Donald Trump over withholding aid to Ukraine, allegedly for political gain. The other is the Republicans' so-far solid defense of the President.
Those trains are on a collision course as they head to the US Senate, where the Constitution requires a
CNN (Opinion)May 06 2024
Headline Roundup
Hamas Says It Accepts Ceasefire Proposal, IDF Claims 'Deception' Over Altered Deal
Hamas said Monday it had accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar, just hours after Israel warned civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah, in southern Gaza.
The Details: News sources initially noted that it was unclear whether Hamas agreed to the deal as written or a revised version; later, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas’ statement was a “deception” or a “ruse”
CNN Digital New York Post (News) ReutersOct 01 2019
News
Source: Mike Pompeo was on Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on the July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that has come under scrutiny following last week's release of a whistleblower complaint dealing, in part, with circumstances surrounding that conversation, a source familiar told CNN.
A rough transcript of the conversation released by the White House
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