#Political Accountability
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🇺🇸 Bill Clinton says "I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong" during House Epstein deposition
[USA]
Former President Bill Clinton testified before the House Oversight Committee on Friday over his alleged connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In his opening statement, Clinton denied ...
Related: #Sex Trafficking, #Power Networks, #Legal Testimony -
🇺🇸 Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faced grilling over their relationship
[USA]
Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he "did nothing wrong" in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours ...
Related: #Epstein Investigation, #Presidential Testimony, #Congressional Oversight -
🇺🇸 Clinton testifies he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes: 'I would have turned him in'
[USA]
Bill Clinton became the first former president compelled to testify to members of Congress. At a closed-door session, the House Oversight Committee heard from Clinton about his connections to Jeffrey ...
Related: #Jeffrey Epstein Scandal, #Congressional Oversight, #Former President Testimony -
🇺🇸 Bill Clinton questioned for over 5 hours on Jeffrey Epstein
[USA]
Former President Bill Clinton appeared on Friday before the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton said he "never witnessed during ...
Related: #Legal Investigations, #Celebrity Associations -
🇺🇸 Hillary Clinton calls House Oversight questioning 'repetitive' in 6 hour deposition
[USA]
In more than seven hours behind closed doors, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein.
Related: #Congressional Investigations, #High-Profile Legal Proceedings -
🇺🇸 Idaho advocacy groups denounce state legislators who allowed man to testify while wearing brownface
[USA]
Idaho advocacy groups condemned Republican members of the state’s House Business Committee for allowing a man to appear before the committee in brownface
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🇺🇸 Trump greenlights federal assistance amid Potomac River spillage
[USA]
President Trump on Saturday approved Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for federal disaster assistance to clean up the Potomac River after a sewer line collapsed.
Related: #Federal Disaster Response, #Environmental Crisis -
🇺🇸 One Question | Meet the top candidates for California governor
[USA]
Julie Watts interviewed every candidate for California governor ahead of next year's election.
Related: #Governance Assessment, #Election Coverage, #Policy Comparison -
🇬🇧 The Guardian view on the royals and the law: no more managed disgrace | Editorial
[United Kingdom]
<p>The police investigation into the king’s brother forces Britain to confront whether privilege can coexist with democratic scrutiny and the rule of law</p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguard...
Related: #Monarchy vs. Rule of Law, #Privileged Status, #Victim-Centered Justice, #Institutional Reform -
🇺🇸 Democrats in Congress press National Park Service on Trump ballroom donors
[USA]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia's previous attempts to extract information about the White House ballroom's finances have so far yielded few answers.
Related: #Government Transparency, #Campaign Finance, #Public Space Usage, #Congressional Oversight -
🇺🇸 Randy Fine's most recent anti-Muslim posts prompt outraged Democrats to call for his resignation
[USA]
Democrats are calling for GOP Rep. Randy Fine of Florida to resign because of his comment about choosing dogs over Muslim people.
Related: #Political Controversy, #Religious Discrimination -
🇺🇸 Rep. Robert Garcia says some Republicans are starting to "show some concern" about DHS
[USA]
Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that DHS is "causing terror across this country," and some Republicans are starting to "show some concern, but ...
Related: #Homeland Security, #Civil Liberties -
🇺🇸 Democrats hold firm on de-masking immigration agents as DHS funding fight drags on
[USA]
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer made it clear Sunday that Democrats aren't backing off their push to stop federal immigration officers from wearing masks, calling the idea a "commonsense" fix.
Related: #Immigration Policy, #Government Funding -
🇺🇸 Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
[USA]
A rental voucher program costs more than $1 billion. The mayor’s decision to curtail its expansion reflects the clash between his ideology and the realities of managing the city.
Related: #Urban Policy, #Government Budget, #Housing Crisis -
🇺🇸 DHS warned its independent watchdog that Noem can kill its investigations, senator says
[USA]
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth wrote that she fears “repeated tacit threats” could be weakening the Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s independence.
Related: #Government Oversight, #National Security -
🇺🇸 Sen. John Fetterman on his call for Trump to fire Noem: "People have died"
[USA]
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was one of the few members of his party to vote to confirm Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary. Now, he's calling for President Trum...
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🇺🇸 French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker to assault her
[USA]
The trial comes months after the landmark drugging-and-rape case that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon of the fight against sexual violence.
Related: #Sexual Violence, #Legal Justice