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LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (July 12): Wray Denies FBI Censorship of Conservatives in Hearing; No Timeline for Ukraine’s NATO Membership

FBI Director Christopher Wray on July 12 refuted the allegation that the agency is biased against conservatives. He testified before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee during a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation” on Capitol Hill. During the hearing, the lawmakers accused the agency of enforcing a “double standard” of justice and…


NTD Evening News (July 12): Wray Denies FBI Censorship of Conservatives in Hearing; No Timeline for Ukraine’s NATO Membership

FBI Director Christopher Wray on July 12 refuted the allegation that the agency is biased against conservatives. He testified before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee during a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation” on Capitol Hill. During the hearing, the lawmakers accused the agency of enforcing a “double standard” of justice and…


Taxpayer Watchdog Tracking CRA Efforts to Collect on Overpayment of COVID-19 Benefits

The office of Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson says it is monitoring complaints from people who say they’ve continued to receive collection letters from the Canada Revenue Agency despite having repaid the government for COVID-19 benefits they did not qualify for. François Boileau’s office says in a press release published today that it continues to receive such…


Taxpayers Federation Taking Legal Action to Force Feds to Disclose Who Stayed in $6,000 Hotel Room

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) will file legal action with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) to force the federal government to provide unredacted documents disclosing who stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel room in England, during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. CTF told The Epoch Times that although an access to information request…


Ottawa Theatre Backtracks Performance for ‘All-Black Identifying Audience’

A taxpayer-funded theater organization appears to have backed off its idea of holding an “all-black identifying audience” event next month. On Jan. 16, the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa announced that it planned to hold a “Black Out night” event featuring a rendition of Aleshea Harris’s “Is God Is” on Feb. 17, but which…


HHS Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Surgery Policies Under Scrutiny

U.S. Health and Human Services’ transgender policies toward children are under scrutiny, the latest federal agency to face Congressional questions over how taxpayer dollars may be pushing the issue and even funding surgeries. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Health and Human…


2 GOP Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Soros-Backed Group Over Misusing Federal Money

A former Trump administration official and two Republican lawmakers are demanding an immediate investigation from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over an advocacy group’s use of $8.5 million taxpayer dollars. Alianza Americas, a pro-mass immigration group funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, may have unlawfully used funds granted by agencies under HHS,…


IRS Waiving $1.2 Billion in Taxpayer Penalties; Here’s Who Qualifies

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Aug. 24 that it will waive penalties levied against American taxpayers who failed to file their 2019 and 2020 returns in a timely manner during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency will also issue over $1.2 billion in refunds or credits to taxpayers who received the fees. According to the IRS,…


Pennsylvanians Say State on Wrong Path, Many Consider Leaving: Poll

A Pennsylvania-based think tank that works with lawmakers to enact state policies has released results of a statewide poll that it says shows policymakers “a new pathway to prosperity” through the support of the foundation’s 23-point reform agenda. The right-leaning Commonwealth Foundation released its May poll results on Thursday. The unelected but powerful, policy pushing…


California Lawmakers Propose $400 Gas Rebate

SACRAMENTO—Amid soaring gas prices, lawmakers announced a $400 gas rebate for all state taxpayers. “Soaring gas prices are hitting Californians at the pump,” Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris said on March 17 at the steps of the state capital. “We know our constituents are hurting right now.” The $400 rebate is equivalent to a one-year gas holiday…