Empower Oversight President Tristan Leavitt recently testified alongside Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblower clients before the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on Federal Government Weaponization. Leavitt told members of Congress that the FBI has abused the security clearance process to circumvent whistleblower protections and retaliate against employees who report wrongdoing. Leavitt described in detail the […]
(WATCH) Chinese Buying Spree
Across the country, there is a new kind of land grab going on that may surprise you. Millions of acres are being bought up by foreign investors, including those from one of our biggest adversaries: China. And no state is more impacted than Texas, where Scott Thuman reports today’s cover story. Southwest Texas, out past […]
US News: Harvard University ranked best medical school for research in 2024
The following is an excerpt from Becker's Hospital Review. After a national controversy and a three-week delay, U.S. News & World Report has released its best medical schools ranking for 2024. The publication's famed rankings came under scrutiny this year, with more than a dozen top-tier schools withdrawing from the process. Those institutions — including Harvard, Stanford, the University of […]
(READ) Watchdog advocacy group doubles down on exposing SEC's crypto conflicts
The following information is from Empower Oversight. Empower Oversight filed a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC - pdf) requesting communications about its referral of evidence to the Inspector General (IG), pointing to ethical violations and related litigation. The FOIA request seeks records of communications about the group’s May […]
(STUDY) More vaccine doses linked to higher rate of infant mortality
The following is an excerpt from The Vaccine Reaction. A recent peer-reviewed study published in the medical journal Cureus provided evidence for a positive correlation between the number of vaccine doses given to babies and infant mortality rates. The study confirmed a 2011 study conducted by the same researchers, which found a positive correlation between the greater […]
(POLL) 94% say they are worse off now than when Trump was president
Ninety-four percent (94%) of those polled say they are worse off now than during Trump years. That's according to the latest unscientific poll of 1,075 people at SharylAttkisson.com. Eighty percent (80%) report they are "far worse off now," than when Donald Trump was president, while another 14% said they are a little worse off. Are […]
(POLL) Most voters don’t think Trump will go to prison
Even though a majority of voters think the multiple investigations of Donald Trump will eventually result in criminal charges against him; far fewer expect the former president to do jail time. That's according to the latest Rasmussen Reports. The survey finds that 58% of likely U.S. voters think it is likely that investigations of Trump […]
(READ) Is FEMA tax money incentivizing Illegal immigration?
The House Oversight Committee has opened a probe into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA's) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). That after recent reporting alleging taxpayer funds are possibly being used to facilitate and incentivize illegal immigration. Reps James Comer (R-Ky.), Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin), and Jake LaTurner (R-Kansas) – along with Republican members on […]
