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March 20, 2026 Politics

Torres faces scrutiny over defense investments

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has faced scrutiny in 2026 following financial disclosures showing investments in defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumma...

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March 4, 2026 Breaking

Nancy Mace and Congress

District of Columbia · Washington · United States

On March 4, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 357 to 65, with one member voting present and nine members not voting, on a motion to refer H. Res. 1100 to the House Committee o...

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February 25, 2026 Breaking

Lawrence Summers announces Harvard resignation

Harvard University · Cambridge · Massachusetts · United States

On February 25, 2026, Harvard University confirmed that Lawrence Summers will resign from his academic and faculty positions at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year amid scrutiny over h...

2026 academic announcement breaking controversy correspondence

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February 20, 2026 Politics

Wexner Lawyer Hot Mic Threat

Federal Courthouse Manhattan · New York City · New York · United States

Wexner Lawyer Hot Mic Threat On February 20, 2026, during a deposition before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, a microphone inadvertently captured a threatening ...

2026 answers audio billionaire congress deposition

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February 16, 2026 Politics

Fox News viewers revolt after jokes about Epstein on “The Five”

Fox News Studios · New York City · New York · United States

Fox News viewers revolt after jokes about Epstein on “The Five” On February 14–15, 2026, co-hosts of the U.S. cable news show “The Five” on Fox News made jokes about Jeffrey Epstein duri...

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February 14, 2026 Politics

Trump Envoy Tom Barrack Maintained Contact With Jeffrey Epstein, Files Show

On February 14, 2026, CBS News published an analysis of newly released U.S. Justice Department documents showing that Thomas “Tom” Barrack, a longtime confidant of former President Donald...

2026 acquitted ambassador Barrack campaign CBS

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February 12, 2026 Politics

Scandal and Scrutiny: Former Norwegian PM Thorbjørn Jagland Investigated Over Epstein Ties

Oslo · Norway

On February 12, 2026, Norwegian police searched properties belonging to former prime minister and Council of Europe secretary‑general :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} as part of a co...

2026 corruption investigation council of europe diplomatic immunity due process economic crime

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February 11, 2026 Breaking

Pam Bondi Deflects Epstein Victims’ Questions by Highlighting Stock Market Performance

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On February 11, 2026, United States Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee during a contentious oversight hearing focused on the Department of Justice’s ...

2026 bondi committee criticism doj dow

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February 11, 2026 Breaking

Pam Bondi Refuses to Look at Epstein Victims During Hearing

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On February 11, 2026, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee during a hearing examining the Justice Department’s handling of released documents rel...

2026 apology bondi committee congress criticism

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February 10, 2026 Breaking

Howard Lutnick Mentioned in Epstein Files

New York City · New York · United States

On February 10, 2026, United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced questioning before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee after the release of documents connected to the Jeffr...

2012 administration commerce contact controversy documents

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February 10, 2026 Breaking

Israeli athletes return to Olympics after Gaza conflict amid international scrutiny

Olympic Village · Paris · Île-de-France · France

Israeli athletes return to Olympics after Gaza conflict amid international scrutiny In February 2026, Israeli athletes were welcomed to participate in the Winter Olympics follo...

2026 athletes casualties committee conflict controversy

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February 8, 2026 Breaking

Ex‑KGB Official Claims Kremlin and Kazakhstan Hold Compromising Trump Video

Moscow · Russia

On February 8, 2026, former KGB officer and ex‑chief of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee, Alnur Mussayev, publicly claimed that both the Kremlin and Kazakhstan are in possession o...

2026 allegation archives claims controversy diplomacy

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February 6, 2026 Politics

European Parliament raises concerns over NATO military transparency

European Parliament · Brussels · Brussels-Capital Region · Belgium

European Parliament raises concerns over NATO military transparency In early February 2026, members of the European Parliament raised concerns during committee discussions rega...

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February 6, 2026 Politics

United States Congress extends secrecy deadlines on federal records requests

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

U.S. Congress quietly extends secrecy deadlines on federal records requests In late January 2026, congressional committees approved procedural measures allowing federal agencie...

access accountability committees congress defense delays

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February 5, 2026 Politics

Netanyahu Releases His Answers to State Comptroller’s October 7 Investigation

Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

Netanyahu Releases His Answers to State Comptroller’s October 7 Investigation On February 5, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly released a 55-page document containi...

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detailing conditions in Isr...

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January 26, 2026 Breaking

Top U.S. lawmakers and leaders receiving pro Israel PAC support

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC and its affiliated political action committees are major contributors in US federal elections. They support candidates across both parti...

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January 23, 2026 Breaking

US Committee Labels China Largest Perpetrator of Illegal Fishing

On January 23, 2026, U.S. lawmakers released an investigation accusing China of being the world’s largest perpetrator of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The report was...

2026 china committee depletion distant_water enforcement

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October 17, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

Gaza Officials Accuse Israel of Organ Theft from Palestinian Bodies

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodi...

2025 accusation alThawabta bodies ceasefire conflict

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October 17, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian authorities report bodies returned with missing organs and signs of abuse

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

Palestinian authorities report bodies returned with missing organs and signs of abuse On October 17, 2025, officials in the Gaza Strip reported that the bodies of Palestinian detainees a...

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September 30, 2025 Politics

Ted Cruz says “let’s stop attacking pedophiles”

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Ted Cruz says “let’s stop attacking pedophiles” On September 30, 2025, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas made a remark that ...

2025 bipartisan booker crime crimepolicy gaffe

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October 24, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

The Mysteries of October 7. Seymour Hersh publication

The Mysteries of October 7. Hostage negotiations and armed group involvement On October 24, 2023, journalist Seymour Hersh published an article titled "The Mysteries of O...

2023 7 aid alaqsa armed brigade

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October 13, 2023 Breaking

U.S. Congressman Brian Mast wears Israeli military uniform in Congress

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

U.S. Representative Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, drew attention on Capitol Hill when he appeared in an Israel Defense Forces (ID...

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June 24, 2022 Breaking

Jewish Perspectives on Abortion and Religious Rights

Jewish Perspectives on Abortion and Religious Rights Jewish texts and legal traditions have multiple views on abortion, often rooted in the interpretation of Torah and rabbinic...

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June 18, 2022 Breaking

Trump pardons Bernard Kerik later questioned in January 6 investigation

United States Department of Justice · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

In February 2020, President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, who had been convicted in 2009 on federal tax fraud and false...

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October 20, 2021 Breaking

Report on worker abuse

Israel

On October 20, 2021, a report presented to the Knesset's Special Committee on Foreign Workers drew attention to allegations of widespread sexual abuse affecting Thai migrant agricultural ...

abuse advocacy agriculture committee complaints employment

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October 19, 2021 Breaking

Migrant worker abuse report

Jerusalem · Israel

On October 19, 2021, Israel's Knesset Special Committee on Foreign Workers discussed a report examining gender-based violence against Thai migrant agricultural workers employed in Israel....

abuse advocacy agriculture committee employment exploitation

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January 6, 2021 Politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Role and Statements Around January 6 Capitol Attack

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the United States Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 presidential election results. Marjorie Taylor Greene, then a private citizen and R...

2021 accountability candidate capitol committee congress

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March 17, 2019 Breaking

14,000 Sex Workers in Israel, 3,000 of Them Minors

Knesset · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

A report presented in Israel in March 2019 estimated that about 14,000 people were engaged in sex work in the country, including an estimated 3,000 minors. According to the data, some ind...

2019 children crime data enforcement human_trafficking

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April 6, 2018 Breaking

Killing of Yaser Murtaja, Palestinian Journalist

Gaza Border Protest Area · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

On April 6, 2018, Yaser Murtaja, a 30-year-old Palestinian journalist and cameraman working with Ain Media, was shot and killed by Israeli forces while covering protests near the Gaza-Isr...

2018 april6 civilian conflict gaza greatmarchofreturn

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July 8, 2015 Breaking

Casey Wasserman appointed chair of LA 2028 Olympic organizing committee

Los Angeles · California · United States

Casey Wasserman appointed chair of LA 2028 Olympic organizing committee On January 14, 2015, sports executive Casey Wasserman was named chairman of the Los Angeles bid committee for the ...

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June 17, 1972 Politics

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions

Watergate Complex · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate compl...

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June 12, 1972 Politics

The Watergate Scandal From Break-In To Presidential Resignation

Watergate Complex · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

The Watergate Scandal From Break-In To Presidential Resignation On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate...

1972 1974 burglary campaign congress court

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May 1, 1945 Breaking

Typhus and Mortality in Nazi Concentration Camps

Auschwitz-Birkenau · Oświęcim · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland

Typhus and Mortality in Nazi Concentration Camps Historical records from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nazi documentation, and post-war investigations co...

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April 19, 1936 Wars & Conflicts

Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)

Nablus · West Bank · Palestine

The Arab Revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration under the British Mandate, which followed the 1917 B...

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May 15, 1897 Politics

Early rights group founded in Berlin

The Wissenschaftlich-humanitäres Komitee, widely recognized as the first organization advocating for the rights of homosexual individuals, was established in Berlin in May 1897. The group...

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Published Research Kissinger investigation

Chase Manhattan International Advisory Committee

Chase Manhattan's International Advisory Committee was an advisory body that brought together senior executives and internationally prominent figures to discuss economic and political dev...

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Published Research Kissinger investigation

David Rockefeller becomes Chase president

David Rockefeller became president of the bank and chairman of its executive committee in 1961.

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Henry L. Stimson

31 May 1945 — Secretary of War Henry Stimson chairs the first major meeting of the Interim Committee considering policy surrounding the atomic bomb. Stimson becomes one of the most import...

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Published Research Kissinger investigation

Kissinger joins Chase Manhattan advisory structure

After leaving government, Henry Kissinger became involved with Chase Manhattan's International Advisory Committee. Historical accounts place his service on the committee from 1977 to 1981...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Polish Committee of National Liberation Is Proclaimed

22 July 1944 — The Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation presents itself as a new governing authority for liberated Polish territory. The committee challenges the legitima...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Red Army Reaches Lublin

24 July 1944 — Soviet forces capture Lublin in eastern Poland. The Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation begins establishing political authority in territories occupied by...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Soviet State Defense Committee

30 June 1941 — The State Defense Committee is created as the highest wartime authority coordinating Soviet military, industrial and economic mobilization. Chaired by Stalin, it concentrat...

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Torres faces scrutiny over defense investments

Nancy Mace and Congress

Lawrence Summers announces Harvard resignation

Wexner Lawyer Hot Mic Threat

Fox News viewers revolt after jokes about Epstein on “The Five”

Trump Envoy Tom Barrack Maintained Contact With Jeffrey Epstein, Files Show

Scandal and Scrutiny: Former Norwegian PM Thorbjørn Jagland Investigated Over Epstein Ties

Pam Bondi Deflects Epstein Victims’ Questions by Highlighting Stock Market Performance

Pam Bondi Refuses to Look at Epstein Victims During Hearing

Howard Lutnick Mentioned in Epstein Files

Israeli athletes return to Olympics after Gaza conflict amid international scrutiny

Ex‑KGB Official Claims Kremlin and Kazakhstan Hold Compromising Trump Video

European Parliament raises concerns over NATO military transparency

United States Congress extends secrecy deadlines on federal records requests

Netanyahu Releases His Answers to State Comptroller’s October 7 Investigation

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons

Top U.S. lawmakers and leaders receiving pro Israel PAC support

US Committee Labels China Largest Perpetrator of Illegal Fishing

Gaza Officials Accuse Israel of Organ Theft from Palestinian Bodies

Palestinian authorities report bodies returned with missing organs and signs of abuse

Ted Cruz says “let’s stop attacking pedophiles”

The Mysteries of October 7. Seymour Hersh publication

U.S. Congressman Brian Mast wears Israeli military uniform in Congress

Jewish Perspectives on Abortion and Religious Rights

Trump pardons Bernard Kerik later questioned in January 6 investigation

Report on worker abuse

Migrant worker abuse report

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Role and Statements Around January 6 Capitol Attack

14,000 Sex Workers in Israel, 3,000 of Them Minors

Killing of Yaser Murtaja, Palestinian Journalist

Casey Wasserman appointed chair of LA 2028 Olympic organizing committee

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions

The Watergate Scandal From Break-In To Presidential Resignation

Typhus and Mortality in Nazi Concentration Camps

Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)

Early rights group founded in Berlin

Chase Manhattan International Advisory Committee

David Rockefeller becomes Chase president

Henry L. Stimson

Kissinger joins Chase Manhattan advisory structure

Polish Committee of National Liberation Is Proclaimed

Red Army Reaches Lublin

Soviet State Defense Committee

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Role and Statements Around January 6 Capitol Attack