Accountability
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Broadway actor exits Tony Award-winning 'Hadestown' after comments on transgender people
Actor Geno Segers criticized allowing biological men to compete in women's sports and the use of preferred pronouns, and he disputed claims that transgender people are oppressed.
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Courts rebuke bureaucrats for shutting down Christian programming over pro-life, anti-tax views
Georgia school district, Quebec tourism minister showed hostility to viewpoints of Christian ministries that weren't even relevant to the programs that bureaucrats suddenly cut off, judges find.
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FBI Follies: Bureau secretly probed Trump as a Russian asset for firing Comey: declassified memos
Documents declassified by the White House Government Transparency Task Force show the investigation – codenamed "Oxferd Comma" – was launched in the immediate aftermath of Comey’s May 9, 2017 firing and was predicated on allegations that the bureau’s own agents had mostly dismissed by that time.
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Paramount head David Ellison vows merger with Warner Bros won't reduce film output
The two companies formally signed a merger agreement in February, which will see Paramount acquire Warner Bros at $31 per share of the company, along with solutions to WBD’s debt financing costs.
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Labor Department watchdog investigating personal texts secretary's husband, father sent staffers
This is a new angle in the ongoing probe the department watchdog is conducting into Chavez-DeRemer's leadership of the agency sparked by a complaint alleging widespread misconduct.
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Trump, Marco Rubio make TIME Magazine's top 100 Most Influential People list
The list includes influential people from around the globe who are dominating discussions and the news industry in several categories, including arts and entertainment, politics, religion and foreign affairs.
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House Intel member says it's time to expunge Trump's 2019 impeachment, punish Judge Boasberg
"So-called whistleblower knew he didn't have the evidence. He used hearsay. He used poor intelligence ... but they covered it up," Rep. Claudia Tenney said.
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State financial officials praise Trump anti-fraud healthcare proposal
A coalition of 14 state financial leaders across the country backed a Trump administration policy to reduce fraud in health-care systems. The group of state financial officers wrote a letter Wednesday to the Trump administration praising a policy from the U.S.
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California Republicans seek probe of $180 billion in taxpayer fraud
New estimate found hat California may have lost at least $180 billion to fraud across state programs.
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Ukraine impeachment was continuation of failed Russia collusion plot to take down Trump, docs show
Within days of Robert Mueller's underwhelming Russiagate testimony before Congress, the Ukraine saga which would lead to Trump's impeachment was being launched.
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Bosom buddies? Biden DOJ deputized abortion-rights groups to surveil, target pro-life activists
Civil Rights Division official offered to help with abortion lobbyist's grant applications, freely shared intel with them, DOJ report finds. Lawyers for prosecuted father see "political cover" in belated prosecution of militant abortion group.
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FBI reveals it is reviewing 'closely' new allegations on Ukraine impeachment accuser
DNI Tulsi Gabbard declassified new evidence showing the CIA analyst who prompted the 2019 impeachment raised concerns about bias, truthfulness and hearsay.
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Ukraine whistleblower said he didn’t want his bias noted, and IC watchdog seemingly obliged
"Some indicia of an arguable political bias on the part of the Complainant in favor of a rival political candidate." He criticized GOP congressmen, recounted that he asked to hide his complaint from Republicans on the intelligence committee, pointed to his close links to Joe Biden’s efforts in Ukraine, and more.