59 of 96 Phones Assigned to Robert Mueller Probe Missing: GOP Senators
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59 of 96 Phones Assigned to Robert Mueller Probe Missing: GOP Senators

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Jonhson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting more information about missing phones used by former special counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. In a news release, the two senators said they were compelled to send a letter (pdf)…

Report: Apple’s Pro-Consumer Privacy Changes Cause 15% Drop in Revenue for Advertisers

Report: Apple’s Pro-Consumer Privacy Changes Cause 15% Drop in Revenue for Advertisers

VenureBeat reports that Consumer Acquisition’s Brian Bowman has sounded the alarm on Apple’s decision to favor user privacy over targeted ads by changes access to its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA). An analysis of $300 million in paid social ad spending by Consumer Acquisition found that IDFA has had a negative effect on iOS advertisers with…

Jobless Claims Fall, Suggesting Early End of Enhanced Benefits Is Working

Jobless Claims Fall, Suggesting Early End of Enhanced Benefits Is Working

Continuing claims, which are claims made after the initial filing for jobless benefits, fell by 126,000, data from the Department of Labor showed Friday. The fall in claims was significant because it followed a decline of 117,000 in the prior week. Steepening of declines, in which claims fall for two weeks in a row compared…

Michigan GOP Official Who Said Trump to Blame for Election Loss Resigns
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Michigan GOP Official Who Said Trump to Blame for Election Loss Resigns

A Michigan Republican Party official who blamed former President Donald Trump for losing the 2020 election has stepped down. Jason Roe, who became the executive director of the Michigan GOP in February, told news outlets he stepped down and informed Chairman Ron Weiser. “I resigned my position as executive director and the reasons will remain…

Haiti assassination suspects once trained by US military: Pentagon
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Haiti assassination suspects once trained by US military: Pentagon

Suspects linked to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise received U.S. military training, the Pentagon said Thursday. The Pentagon said Thursday that a review of its training databases indicated that a “small number of the Colombian individuals detained as part of this investigation had participated in past U.S. military training and education programs, while…

US Senate Passes Bill To Ban All Xinjiang Goods Over CCP’s Rights Abuse
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US Senate Passes Bill To Ban All Xinjiang Goods Over CCP’s Rights Abuse

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday that would block the import of all products from China’s northwestern region, where at least 1 million Uyghurs and ethnic minorities are being held in secretive “political reeducation” camps. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bipartisan measure, would create a “rebuttable presumption” assuming goods manufactured…

AOC, Omar silent after Black Lives Matter voices support for Cuban regime
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AOC, Omar silent after Black Lives Matter voices support for Cuban regime

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Cori Bush of Missouri have yet to weigh in on Black Lives Matter declaring its support for Cuba’s communist regime, even though the congresswomen have been vocal BLM supporters in the past. Black Lives Matter sparked a backlash late Wednesday after posting a…

State Deptartment defends Cuba policy official after Rubio blames her for admin’s ‘weak’ response
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State Deptartment defends Cuba policy official after Rubio blames her for admin’s ‘weak’ response

The State Department defended its head of Cuba policy, saying both the U.S. and Cuba are better for her service despite Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., claiming she was responsible for the Biden administration’s “weak” response to how the Cuban government is treating its people. In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Rubio called on…