#Indictment inflames DOJ politicization debate

#Indictment inflames DOJ politicization debate

The indictment of a think tank leader charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China has inflamed an already heated debate over the Department of Justice (DOJ), with Republicans rallying around Gal Luft and arguing the charges against him are further evidence of politicization.  Luft, co-director of the Maryland-based Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, is…

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#Wray takes aim at GOP claims of FBI politicization

#Wray takes aim at GOP claims of FBI politicization

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday navigated hours of questions about the credibility of the bureau, as House Judiciary Committee Republicans increasingly seek to pin the agency as politically biased. Wray, a Trump appointee, was at times aided by Democrats who sought to defend the bureau’s actions by highlighting wrongdoing by Trump or his associates. Still, the…

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#Zelensky thanks Biden for ‘difficult’ decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine

#Zelensky thanks Biden for ‘difficult’ decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday thanked President Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit for providing his country with cluster bombs, highly controversial munitions that are outlawed by more than 100 nations.  Zelensky acknowledged it was a “difficult political decision” for Biden to move forward on providing the weapons, which make an explosive…

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#Bullying and Harassment Policies, Non-Binary Directors Among Additions to BAFTA Rules for 2024 Film Awards

#Bullying and Harassment Policies, Non-Binary Directors Among Additions to BAFTA Rules for 2024 Film Awards

The British Academy has unveiled various changes and tweaks to its rules for the upcoming 2024 film awards. The most significant new additions will impact the entries for the outstanding British film and outstanding debut categories, each of which will, for the first time, be required to provide information regarding the bullying and harassment policies…

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#Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid

#Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid

Cornel West’s third-party presidential campaign is stirring up unpleasant flashbacks to 2016 for members of the Democratic Party, some of whom are starting to grow anxious about the effect it could have on President Biden’s reelection. West, a philosopher, Ivy League academic and leftist, recently announced he is newly registered with the Green Party as…

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