US human rights official resigns and tears into Biden’s Gaza policy ‘betrayal’
A State Department official responsible for promoting human rights in the Middle East has resigned in protest at Joe Biden’s Gaza policy.
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The West Block Transcript – Episode 41, Season 13
THE WEST BLOCK Episode 41, Season 13 Sunday, June 23, 2024
North Carolina investigators reviewing state treasurer’s use of government vehicles
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina law enforcement officials are investigating the potential improper use of state vehicles by North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell, according to a local prosecutor and records.
Former West Virginia health official gets probation in COVID-19 payment investigation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia state health official was sentenced Monday to one year of probation for lying about whether or not he verified vendor invoices from a company claiming to have conducted COVID-19 tests for the state.
Marjorie Taylor Greene will meet with speaker Mike Johnson as House could vote on removal this week: Latest
Speaker Mike Johnson is set to meet with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene as the House braces for a potential vote to oust the GOP leader.
Crop-rich California region may fall under state monitoring to preserve groundwater flow
California might step in to regulate groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, which would be a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after lawmakers tasked local communities with carefully managing the precious but often overused resource.
Bureau of Prisons To Close Women’s Facility Where Prisoners Faced Rampant Sexual Abuse By Staff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-prisoner sexual abuse.
2 deputies injured and 1 suspect killed in exchange of gunfire in Minneapolis suburb
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies were injured while serving a warrant and a suspect was killed during an exchange of gunfire in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka on Wednesday, authorities said.