Max Walker - Journalist at Newswize

07 Feb

FEC commissioner Ellen Weintraub refuses to leave office after Trump fires her

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In a move that has sparked controversy, President Donald Trump removed Ellen Weintraub from her position as Commissioner and Chair of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) in a letter dated January 31. However, Weintraub is refusing to vacate her post, claiming that the removal is unlawful. On Thursday, Weintraub…

07 Feb

Musk’s DOGE team has uncovered $100 billion in Medicare and Medicaid waste after gaining access to the system

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In a stunning revelation, Elon Musk has claimed that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has wasted an estimated $100 billion in taxpayer money. Leading efforts under President Donald Trump’s newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk and his team have been investigating CMS’s payment and contracting…

07 Feb

Woke Bishop who chastised Trump’s policies exposed to have received $53 million in taxpayer money

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Bishop Mariann Budde, who made headlines for criticizing former President Donald Trump during an inaugural prayer service, has been found to have secured $53 million in taxpayer funds through her organization, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM).Budde, a vocal advocate for immigration and LGBTQ rights, used her platform during the 2017 inaugural…

07 Feb

Aircraft carrying 10 people vanishes mid-air over Alaska

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A Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan carrying 10 people—nine passengers and one pilot—has vanished from radar while flying over western Alaska. The aircraft was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome when communication was lost around 4 p.m. local time. According to flight records, the plane departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m.,…

05 Feb

FCC released ’60 Minutes’ Interview with Kamala Harris – CBS responds

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the unedited version of Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview on Wednesday. Last week, reports emerged that the FCC was investigating CBS for allegedly editing the interview in a misleading manner. Brendan Carr, FCC Chair under President Trump, had demanded that CBS provide the full,…

05 Feb

Politico received over $8 million in taxpayer dollars—Trump just ended it

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Politico is not typically associated with state-backed media like National Public Radio or the Public Broadcasting System. Founded in Washington, D.C., in 2007 and later acquired by a German media company in 2021, Politico operates in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and the EU. However, it has received funding from the…

05 Feb

AG Pam Bondi orders DOJ to stop federal funding to sanctuary cities

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Department of Justice to halt all federal funding to sanctuary cities, according to a directive issued Wednesday, shortly after she was sworn into office. Bondi also ordered a review of all funding agreements with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide assistance to illegal immigrants,…

05 Feb

Mitch McConnell injured after falling down Senate stairs

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Senator Mitch McConnell suffered another fall on Wednesday, tumbling down marble steps after voting to confirm the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The 82-year-old senator, who has a weakened left leg due to childhood polio, has experienced multiple falls in recent years. According to Punchbowl News, McConnell fell inside…

04 Feb

Trump withdraws US from UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA

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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the agency responsible for Palestinian refugees. The order also calls for a review of U.S. participation in UNESCO, citing what the…

04 Feb

FBI releases names of 5,000 agents who worked on J6 cases

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On Tuesday, the FBI submitted a list of thousands of employees who worked on investigations related to the January 6 Capitol riot to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The move comes on the same day that several FBI employees filed a lawsuit against the DOJ, alleging constitutional and privacy violations.…