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Garland Appoints Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Probe

AG Merrick Garland announced the appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the DOJ ongoing investigation of first son Hunter Biden.

Family of Man Killed During FBI Raid Speaks Out for First Time

Family of Craig Robertson are shocked and devastated by the tragic killing of their beloved father and brother, and mourn the loss of a good and decent man.
Mike and Kitty Burke

Catholic Couple Barred From Being Foster Parents Due to Religious Beliefs, Lawsuit Alleges

Lawsuit was filed against state officials, accusing them of denying a married Catholic couple a license to be foster parents because of couple’s religious beliefs.

Presidential Candidate in Ecuador Shot, Killed at Campaign Event

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed in an assassination by unidentified individuals at a political rally in capital of Quito.
National Institutes of Health

NIH, Officials Received $325 Million in Royalties From 3rd Parties Over 11 Years: Watchdog

Drug makers in 31 foreign countries, including China, Russia, and Belarus, paid hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to top officials at the NIH.

Major Credit Rating Agency Drops ESG Scores Amid Backlash to Corporate Wokeism

S&P Global dropped use of ESG scores to assess corporate borrowers amid questions over usefulness of such metrics and amid broader backlash to "woke" agendas.
FDA Approved - Not Really

FDA Approved 65 Percent of New Drugs in 2022 Based on a Single Study

Cures Act was created to “bring new innovations and advances” to patients quicker but is allowing drugs to flood market without adequate data and transparency.

South African Boxer on Song Advocating for Anti-White Violence: ‘Millions Live in Daily Fear’

"Kill the Boer" chant by South African politician is call to kill country's beleaguered white farmers, said Chris van Heerden, who lost father to anti-white violence.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building

IRS Initiates Tax Crackdown Targeting Employee Stock Option Plans

IRS is taking "swift and aggressive action" targeting compliance issues related to ESOPs, through which employees become partial owners of company by owning stock.

Surging Crime in California City Impacting Residents, Reaching ‘State of Emergency’

Rising crime in Oakland, CA, is affecting quality of life, causing some to flee, and leading to calls by community associations for more law enforcement.

Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6

Two prominent conservative law professors have concluded that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to be president under a provision of the Constitution that bars...
Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee, Florida

IN-DEPTH: What You Need to Know About the Historic Tax Case Before the Supreme...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of a provision of the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...