Government Accountability
Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.
4 years ago
Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years ago
Advocates demand transparency, different counting of prisoners at Philly redistricting hearing
Some who testified were dismayed that City Council isn’t doing more to address prison gerrymandering in the map plan it’s poised to pass.
4 years ago
Delaware Rep. Brady resignation announcement followed shoplifting accusations
The lawmaker has been dogged for months by criticism for his racist, sexist comments about Asians in an email last summer. He cited PTSD in resignation announcement Friday.
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Prosecutors in multiple states are investigating false Electoral College submissions
The efforts, which in many cases seem to have been coordinated by high-ranking members of Trump's campaign team, weren't successful.
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A special grand jury has been granted in Fulton County’s Trump investigation
A special grand jury is also devoted to just one case. In its response Monday, the court said the special grand jury would begin on May 2 and continue for up to 12 months.
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Jan. 6 panel is investigating a Trump administration plan to seize voting machines
Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.
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Who is Yevheniy Murayev, the man the U.K. says Russia wants to install in Ukraine?
The Russian government is rejecting a British report alleging that it has a leader in mind for installation after a potential invasion of Ukraine.
4 years ago
Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday
“The IRS right now has unacceptable backlogs and the customer service that people are receiving is not what the American public deserves.”
4 years ago
The timing is up to Council President Clarke.
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Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction
A jury found that Henon used his seat on City Council to do the bidding of powerful labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.
4 years ago
Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee.
4 years ago
A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't trade stocks, but thinks lawmakers should be able to pick individual stocks.
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