Accountability
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While Trump sharply cuts foreign aid, past abuses from the Obama-Biden era keep piling up
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says Democrats have a pecuniary interest in keeping foreign aid going because nonprofit recipients of federal largesse are big Democrat donors.
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Louisiana billed in trash-collection contract for buildings appearing vacant, non-existent: audit
Auditors separately found 442 duplicate addresses that cost the city $318,767 between December 2022 and March 2026
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New York Times ordered to pay $9.25 million in defamation suit from former Alabama basketball player
Kai Spears was an 18-year-old freshman walk-on basketball player for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide when New York Times sports writer Billy Witz falsely identified Spears as being a passenger in the car at the site of a January 2023 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jamea Harris.
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Secret Service allegedly trespassed at hair salon to use bathroom
The agents reportedly ate mints left out on the counter and failed to lock up the salon after leaving
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Questions remain over Walz military service after Harris campaign says he 'misspoke'
Criticisms of Walz’s military record have existed since 2006 when he first ran for Congress.
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CNN anchor walks back comments on JD Vance's military service following pushback
Vance explained on Wednesday that while he did serve in a combat zone, he didn't see a firefight.
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IRS whistleblower claim that evidence on Hunter Biden swept under the rug bolstered by court filing
The specter of potential FARA violations has hung over Hunter Biden’s business deals while an IRS whistleblower testified that his team of investigators were blocked from looking into them further.
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UN won't release report on employees accused of involvement in Hamas's Oct 7 terror attack on Israel
The United Nations, citing confidentiality, will not release the results of an investigation finding some UNRWA employees likely participated in Hamas's terrorist attacks on Israel
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Media outlet Axios laying off about 50 employees
"We're eliminating about 50 positions to get ahead of tectonic shifts in the media, technology and reader needs habits. This is a painful but necessary move to tighten our strategic focus and shift investment to our core growth areas," read the announcement.
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Whistleblower group seeks investigation of federal air marshals for improperly targeting citizens
The U.S. Air Marshals have come under renewed scrutiny after more whistleblowers claimed that former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was targeted for surveillance.
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ICE wants 'free' phone minutes for detained illegals at taxpayer cost of $10.2 million
ICE started giving free cell phone minutes to detained illegals when families could not visit during COVID-19 lockdowns
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Bloomberg News disciplines journalists for premature story on prisoner swap
The company did not reveal which journalists were disciplined but Jennifer Jacobs, senior White House reporter for Bloomberg News, and Cagan Koc, Amsterdam bureau chief, had bylines on the story.
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Sen. Cotton: Media abdicating responsibility to question VP Harris
Cotton asked why Harris has faced so little pushback for her lack of availability