FBI Director Christopher Wray on July 12 refuted the allegation that the agency is biased against conservatives. He testified before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee during a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation” on Capitol Hill. During the hearing, the lawmakers accused the agency of enforcing a “double standard” of justice and…

FBI Director Christopher Wray on July 12 refuted the allegation that the agency is biased against conservatives. He testified before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee during a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation” on Capitol Hill. During the hearing, the lawmakers accused the agency of enforcing a “double standard” of justice and…

The office of Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson says it is monitoring complaints from people who say they’ve continued to receive collection letters from the Canada Revenue Agency despite having repaid the government for COVID-19 benefits they did not qualify for. François Boileau’s office says in a press release published today that it continues to receive such…

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) will file legal action with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) to force the federal government to provide unredacted documents disclosing who stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel room in England, during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. CTF told The Epoch Times that although an access to information request…

A taxpayer-funded theater organization appears to have backed off its idea of holding an “all-black identifying audience” event next month. On Jan. 16, the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa announced that it planned to hold a “Black Out night” event featuring a rendition of Aleshea Harris’s “Is God Is” on Feb. 17, but which…

U.S. Health and Human Services’ transgender policies toward children are under scrutiny, the latest federal agency to face Congressional questions over how taxpayer dollars may be pushing the issue and even funding surgeries. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Health and Human…

A former Trump administration official and two Republican lawmakers are demanding an immediate investigation from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over an advocacy group’s use of $8.5 million taxpayer dollars. Alianza Americas, a pro-mass immigration group funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, may have unlawfully used funds granted by agencies under HHS,…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Aug. 24 that it will waive penalties levied against American taxpayers who failed to file their 2019 and 2020 returns in a timely manner during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency will also issue over $1.2 billion in refunds or credits to taxpayers who received the fees. According to the IRS,…

A Pennsylvania-based think tank that works with lawmakers to enact state policies has released results of a statewide poll that it says shows policymakers “a new pathway to prosperity” through the support of the foundation’s 23-point reform agenda. The right-leaning Commonwealth Foundation released its May poll results on Thursday. The unelected but powerful, policy pushing…

SACRAMENTO—Amid soaring gas prices, lawmakers announced a $400 gas rebate for all state taxpayers. “Soaring gas prices are hitting Californians at the pump,” Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris said on March 17 at the steps of the state capital. “We know our constituents are hurting right now.” The $400 rebate is equivalent to a one-year gas holiday…