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DHS secretary, FBI director skip Senate Homeland Security hearing for the first time in 15 years
This is the first time in 15 years that both heads have not attended the annual hearing, according to the committee's chairman, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich.
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Police report reveals details of alleged 2017 sexual assault against Trump defense secretary nominee
The alleged assault occurred on October 8, 2017. A nurse at the hospital reported it to police four days later.
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Chilling details released on the Iranian plot to murder president-elect Donald Trump
The complaint alleges mastermind Farjad Shakeri wasn't able to create such a plan, the operation would be paused until after the presidential election.
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Fed Chairman Powell says won't step down if Trump asks him to leave
Powell also said presidents removing members of the Fed is "not permitted under the law."
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Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shortly after Trump victory
According to a supplemental environmental impact statement from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management about the plan, oil development in the refuge would be limited much more than under the first Trump administration.
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Georgia poll worker charged over allegedly making bomb threats to election workers
The employee, identified as 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish, has been charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI.
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Gender affirming catastrophe? House probes NIH for lax oversight, lawsuit alleges shoddy evaluation
"The community of scientists supported by NIH is pretty incestuous, especially if there are large financial or political interests at stake" like transgender medicine, science watchdog says, dubs it "policy-based evidence making."
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DOJ staffers ask leadership to protect them over surge in political violence threats
The letter included some suggestions such as creating a team to respond to the threats, and a centralized portal where staffers can report the threats.
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House Oversight Committee report accuses FTC Chair Khan of abusing position to serve Biden agenda
“Rather than fulfill her obligation to ensure the FTC adheres to its independent role, our investigation reveals that Chair Lina Khan abused her power and bent the knee to the Biden-Harris White House,” Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.
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Internal CIA documents, presentation show effort to mandate DEI at the center of the intel agency
The CIA’s chief diversity officer earlier this year described his department’s efforts to ingrain DEI across the agency in hiring decisions and trainings.
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FBI launches independent investigation into ballot box fires
Law enforcement officials have identified a suspect vehicle that was seen leaving the ballot box in Portland. The vehicle has been described as a "black or dark-colored 2001-2004 Volvo S-60” that is missing a front plate.
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Movements of Biden, Trump could be tracked using fitness app, report says, Secret Service downplays
“We do not assess that there were any impacts to protective operations or threats to any protectees,” the U.S. Secret Service says