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Month: May 2023

Comer demands transcribed interview and documents from Biden’s former White House counsel

By Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Jeremy Diamond, CNN House Oversight Chairman James Comer is once again taking aim at President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents, demanding a transcribed interview and documents from former White House Counsel Dana Remus, the committee announced Friday. “The Committee has learned that you were a central figure in

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Georgia’s GOP governor signs bill that could remove local prosecutors and DAs from their jobs

By Jason Morris and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed legislation Friday that will create an oversight commission with the power to remove local prosecutors and district attorneys from their jobs. The measure has been heavily criticized by Democrats, including an Atlanta-area DA, who is seriously weighing charges in connection with

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Have you received student debt forgiveness since Biden took office in 2021? Tell us

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s one-time student loan forgiveness program remains blocked by federal courts, but there are other ways to get debt relief. Some government workers, nonprofit employees and teachers may qualify for federal student debt cancellation. The Department of Education also wipes away student debt for permanently disabled borrowers and those

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Clarification: Guyana-Oil Boom story

ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — In a story published May 4, 2023, The Associated Press reported on how Guyana is poised to become Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world. The story should have made clear that although an interview with ExxonMobil’s top official in Guyana could not be

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Ex-Ohio Lottery director conduct toward staff found improper

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An independent investigation released Friday determined that the sudden resignation last month of Ohio’s lottery director came after he inappropriately touched two employees and sent texts “expressing inappropriate fondness and innuendo.” The review by Zashin & Rich law firm has determined that Pat McDonald’s behavior

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Russia jails artists amid crackdown on dissent

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered pretrial detention for a theater director facing charges of justifying terrorism,. Friday’s decision was the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in Russia that spiked to unprecedented levels since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine. Prominent independent theater director and playwright

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Mayorkas: Border is ‘very challenging’ as asylum limits end

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end. A surge of Venezuelan migrants through South Texas has occurred over the last two weeks for reasons that Mayorkas says are unclear. Mayorkas

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