#FDIC chief faces bipartisan pressure after sexual harassment, abuse allegations

#FDIC chief faces bipartisan pressure after sexual harassment, abuse allegations

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are calling for an investigation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) following a series of reports by the Wall Street Journal on an alleged culture of sexual harassment, misogyny and general vulgarity toward women. “The reports are extremely concerning,” Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said in a…

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#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

Republican senators are laying the groundwork to vote before Christmas on a Democratic-drafted resolution to circumvent the blockade that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) has placed in front of more than 400 military nominees.  Republican frustrations with Tuberville and his ally, Senate Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), spilled into public view again early Thursday…

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#War Documentary ‘1489’ Wins Best Film at IDFA

#War Documentary ‘1489’ Wins Best Film at IDFA

1489, an Armenian war documentary from director Shoghakat Vardanyan, has won the top prize for best film at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). The prize comes with a €15,000 ($16,000) cash bursary. In the film, Vardanyan records her and her family’s efforts to find out what happened to her brother, Soghomon, a 21-year-old student…

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#Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’

#Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) took to social media Thursday evening after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report about his potential federal crimes, calling politics and the report  “dirty.” “What the ‘ethics committee’ did today was not part of due process, what they did was poison…the jury pool on my on going investigation with…

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#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

The Department of Education released a list of higher education and K-12 institutions that are under investigation for alleged shared ancestry violations Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s effort to address reports of rising discrimination in schools. “Hate has no place in our schools, period. When students are targeted because they are–or are perceived…

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