Trump poised to release GOP memo on FBI surveillance
President Trump is set to approve releasing a controversial congressional memo alleging FBI surveillance abuses. White House redactions followed a security review. The memo claims origins of Mueller probe were biased and that the FBI used a dossier funded by the Clinton campaign and DNC in obtaining a warrant. The FBI warned the disclosure could raise concerns over accuracy.
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Blum urges public release of FBI memo on surveillance
U S Representative Blum supports making a congressional memo about FBI surveillance abuses public. He warns the FBI is becoming politicized amid the Russia inquiry and notes concerns over Deputy AG Rosenstein who approved reauthorization of surveillance on a former Trump adviser.
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No 3 diplomat resigns from State Department
Tom Shannon the State Department's undersecretary for political affairs and the most senior career diplomat said he will retire for personal reasons. His departure follows a wave of senior diplomats leaving since Trump took office, raising concerns amid North Korea and other crises. Shannon cited family and a new direction for his remaining years.
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Humane Society keeps Pacelle as CEO after harassment complaints
The Humane Society of the United States votes to retain Wayne Pacelle amid three sexual harassment complaints, triggering seven board resignations and donor backlash while narrowing investigation scope. Separately the Trump administration curtails the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unit’s enforcement powers, limiting its role in racial discrimination cases.
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Olympic officials failed to act on Nassar report
Officials of the U S Olympic Committee faced a 2015 USA Gymnastics inquiry alleging possible criminal sexual abuse by Larry Nassar but did not intervene, per the Wall Street Journal. Meridian Township Michigan officials apologized publicly to a victim whose 2004 police complaint against Nassar was ignored.
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Refinery bankruptcy fuels RFS reform push in Washington
The Philadelphia Energy Solutions bankruptcy sharpens bids to overhaul the Renewable Fuel Standard. Texas senators draft measures to ease refiner costs while boosting biofuel infrastructure and EPA tweaks. PES cites heavy RIN costs as a key burden, stressing risks to manufacturing jobs and Midwest politics.
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Wagner named person of interest in Natalie Wood death
CBS 48 Hours interview cites Los Angeles County Sheriff's findings as Lt. Corina says Robert Wagner, then Natalie Wood’s husband, is now a person of interest. Wood disappeared from a Catalina Island yacht in November 1981 after being last seen with Wagner and Christopher Walken. The case was reopened in 2011 with death ruled as drowning and other undetermined factors.
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