Month: January 2023

Democrats Vow to Audit Durham Probe Based on New York Times’ Anonymous Sources

A Democrat-led U.S. Senate committee is alleging that former President Donald Trump weaponized the Department of Justice—based on a New York Times report citing anonymous sources—and is vowing to examine former special counsel John Durham’s inquiry for misconduct. Durham had been evaluating the alleged mismanagement by law enforcement and intelligence agencies of the Trump-Russia investigation…


San Francisco, Los Angeles Top List of Cities Homebuyers Looked to Leave in 2022: Report

San Francisco and Los Angeles were the two top cities people were looking to leave at the end of 2022, according to Redfin, a national real estate company. About 50,000 people on the company’s website searched to leave those two cities in the last three months of the year, it reported Jan. 23. San Diego…


San Francisco, Los Angeles Top Cities Homebuyers Looked to Leave in 2022: Report

San Francisco and Los Angeles were the two top cities people were looking to leave at the end of 2022, according to Redfin, a national real estate company. About 50,000 people on the company’s website searched to leave those two cities in the last three months of the year, it reported Jan. 23. San Diego…


Jury Acquits Pro-Life Activist Whose Home Was Raided by FBI

Pro-life activist Mark Houck was found not guilty by a federal court in Philadelphia on Jan. 30 on charges that arose from an October 2021 altercation outside a Planned Parenthood clinic. Houck was accused of twice violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits “violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended…


California Bill Would Seal Name, Gender Change Records of Minors

A California Assemblyman has proposed legislation to allow children who have filed petitions to change their legal names and gender identities to have these records sealed. Assembly Bill 223 (AB 223), the Transgender Youth Privacy Act, would amend the state’s health and safety code to require the petitions of anyone under 18 for name and…


IRS Announces $2,000 Tax Credit Reminder | Facts Matter

The IRS issued a reminder to millions of Americans, urging them to apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit. This is a tax credit that last year averaged more than $2,000 per person, it’s a tax credit that tens of millions of Americans are eligible for—but it’s also a tax credit that about 20 percent…


New Iowa Democratic Party Chair to Prioritize Counties Where Obama, Trump Won Twice

As the new chair of the Iowa Democratic party, Rita Hart plans to help candidates win elections even though the former state senator recently lost her own bid for a Congressional seat in 2020. “My focus is squarely on helping our party begin winning elections again,” she said. “To be very honest with you, serving…


Outsourcing Lacks Transparency, First Committee Meeting on McKinsey Contracts Is Told

There is a lack of transparency and accountability in how federal taxpayer money is being spent on outsourcing, the House of Commons government operations committee heard on Jan. 30 as it began its study into the over $100 million dollars awarded to U.S. consulting firm McKinsey since 2015. Focusing on the general problem of outsourcing,…


NATO Secretary General Visits Air Base of Japan’s Self-Defense Force

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japanese Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Tokyo at 9:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, where he’s expected to deliver a short speech. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: NATO Secretary General Visits Air Base of Japan’s Self-Defense Force

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japanese Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Tokyo at 9:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, where he’s expected to deliver a short speech. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …