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Jan 12 2021
News
Ex-Governor Rick Snyder Is Reportedly Being Charged for the Flint Water Crisis
Rick Snyder, the Republican governor of Michigan at the time of the toxic water crisis in Flint, will face charges for his role in the public health catastrophe that poisoned the city’s supply, according to the Associated Press.
Two people who know of the prosecution told the AP that the state attorney general’s office informed defense attorneys on the case that indictments were
ViceJan 12 2021
News
Trump lashes out at impeachment effort, claims it's 'causing tremendous anger'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the impeachment effort by House Democrats, claiming "it's causing tremendous anger" and "danger to our country."
"As far as this is concerned, we want no violence -- never violence," Trump said outside the White House before departing for Texas, facing reporters for the first time since his supporters rioted last Wednesday after he urged
ABC News (Online)Sep 21 2020
News
Louisville PD declares ‘state of emergency’ in anticipation of Breonna Taylor decision
Louisville police have declared a state of emergency as the Kentucky city braces for a grand jury decision on the fate of three cops involved in the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
Acting Police Chief Robert Schroeder said Monday that days off and vacation requests for all Louisville Metro Police Department personnel are canceled until further notice pending state Attorney
New York Post (News)Oct 12 2021
News
House Set to Temporarily Raise Debt Limit
The House was set to vote Tuesday for legislation raising the U.S. borrowing limit into December, temporarily staving off a default while lawmakers battle over setting a new ceiling for U.S. debt.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif) called the House back from a week away from Washington to pass a debt-ceiling increase that cleared the Senate last week. The hasty return followed a
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 09 2020
News
Hunter Biden's taxes under investigation by US attorney's office in Delaware
The Justice Department’s investigation scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s taxes has been examining some of his Chinese business dealings, among other financial transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The revelation puts a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s successful White House campaign.
USA TODAYAug 02 2019
News
NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's chokehold death should be fired, judge recommends
A New York administrative judge recommended that Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer at the center of Eric Garner's July 2014 death case, should be fired from the department, sources said Friday.
Now it is up to the city's police commissioner whether Pantaleo will keep his job, a decision the department said will come this month..
The NYPD announced that the officer
NBC News DigitalNov 22 2019
News
FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday touted news reports that a former FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser in 2016.
The Associated Press has confirmed reports by CNN and The Washington Post that the finding is part of a Justice Department inspector general investigation into the FBI’s probe of ties
Yahoo NewsJul 16 2020
Opinion
Florida coronavirus numbers may not be as bad as they seem
Florida reported a record-breaking 15,300 new coronavirus cases last week — the single largest number of positive cases in one day since the coronavirus pandemic first reached the United States. This report led many to believe that Florida had lost control of COVID-19 and that its leaders needed to reintroduce restrictions to prevent further spread. But a closer look at the numbers suggests
Washington ExaminerMay 27 2022
Perspectives Blog
What is Fake News?
We’ve all heard the term “fake news.” But what actually qualifies? There is broad disagreement about what deserves to be called “fake news.” The term was broadly used during former President Donald Trump’s tenure in office, and became part of the mainstream discourse when he famously told a CNN reporter, “You're fake news” in 2017. “Fake news” typically refers to purely false or made up
Henry A. BrechterFeb 19 2020
News
Pentagon Official Who Certified Aid for Ukraine Is Forced Out
The Pentagon’s top policy official, who warned against the Trump administration’s effort to block Ukraine’s military aid last year, is stepping down from his post at the end of the month, Department of Defense press secretary Alyssa Farah said in a statement. The Pentagon’s statement did not explain why John Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, is leaving. CNN reports he was asked to
Daily Beast