Congressional Republicans voiced outrage Wednesday over the FBI quietly updating its violent crime statistics. The FBI previously said violent crime decreased by "an estimated 1.7%" from 2021 to 2022. Data summaries show 1,253,716 violent crimes were reported in 2021, while 1,232,428 were reported in 2022. However, the agency's updated data summary now reports1,197,930 violent crimes in 2021 and1,256,671 in 2022. The figures represent a 4.9% increase, as opposed to the 1.7% drop the FBI previously publicized. House and Senate Republicans expressed on social media the need for accurate data following news of the shift, which was first identified by RealClearInvestigations. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., wrote on X that the FBI "engaged in a calculated effort" with the Biden administration and their "media allies" to deceive the public.
The Legal group Center for American Rights on Wednesday launched a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) demanding the release of Vice President Kamala Harris's full unedited interview on CBS News's "60 Minutes." Harris sat down with CBS News's Bill Whitaker for the interview earlier this month. Former President Donald Trump's campaign last week accused the news program of editing Harris's responses to make her appear more well-spoken. One such edit appeared to make one of the vice president's answers sound more succinct, according to the campaign.
Lilly Ledbetter, an activist for equal pay whose legal fight against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act, has died. She was 86. read more
A shooting near Tennessee State University has left one dead and multiple people injured as police continue to secure the scene. read more
The CEO of Boeing told employees late Friday that the company plans to cut 10% of its total staff "over the coming months." read more
#13 You have no idea, or choose to not remember, what was said and when. Weird.