NPR has announced that it will no longer post content on its 52 official Twitter accounts due to the platform's labeling of the news organization as "state-affiliated media" and "government-funded media." The decision follows criticism of Twitter for its handling of misinformation and hate speech, and joins a growing list of news organizations that have left the platform.
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On Monday, the FBI confirmed an agent-involved shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee that resulted in the death of Roy McGrath, former chief of staff to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R). McGrath had been on the run for three weeks after failing to appear for a trial on fraud and embezzlement charges. Joseph Murtha, an attorney for McGrath's wife, described his death as an absolute tragedy. The FBI has not released any details about the incident.
Donald Trump's legal team has been informed by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office that the former president could face criminal charges as part of an investigation into hush money paid to an adult film star during the 2016 election. Trump was offered the opportunity to testify before a grand jury next week, but it is unclear what charges the DA's office is considering against him. Trump is unlikely to testify and has not been subpoenaed.
Alex Jones, host of Infowars, is reportedly holding firearms for two of his employees who were charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. This was revealed in a bankruptcy statement filed Tuesday, and Jones has confirmed that the lawyers of the two employees requested that he store their guns at his residence. It is unclear why their lawyers asked this and how long the guns have been in Jones' possession.
U.S. intelligence officials have confirmed that the spy balloon shot down earlier this month was launched from the south coast of China and drifted east towards Guam and Hawaii before entering U.S. airspace. The State Department has released a statement that the balloon contained unspecified items, and the Washington Post is now examining the possibility that the People's Liberation Army simply lost control of the balloon. The incident has caused a scramble of jet fighters over Canada and the far North of the United States, and U.S. officials are continuing to investigate.
Donald Trump's 2020 campaign team commissioned the Berkeley Research Group to investigate his claims of electoral fraud, but the research team failed to substantiate the theories. The findings did not match what the team had hoped for, and the research team found no evidence to support the notion that dead people voted in the election. Numerous other investigations also found no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
The Pentagon has confirmed that the U.S. military failed to detect at least three Chinese spy balloon flights over the United States in recent years, but that this does not represent an intelligence failure. Sources have reported that the balloons are part of a global surveillance program run by Beijing, and the U.S. military will continue to monitor and collect information on them in order to detect and act on them in the future.
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has stepped down from his House committees due to controversy surrounding his background and false claims he has made. The move has been met with mixed reactions, with some praising it as a way to avoid further distraction and others criticizing it as a way to avoid accountability. It is unknown when or if he will return to his committees.