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Hungary says anti-George Soros campaign most successful yet
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The Hungarian government's spokesman says its campaign against the influence of Hungarian-American financier George Soros is the "most successful" of its "national consultations" asking voters for their opinions on different issues.
Spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Tuesday that by Dec. 1, a record 2.33 million people had returned questionnaires asking whether they agreed with Soros' alleged positions supporting migration into Hungary. Opposition parties say the government's claim that 28 percent of voters participated is exaggerated, but Kovacs said the questionnaires' tally would be made public after completion.
The Hungarian government's spokesman says its campaign against the influence of Hungarian-American financier George Soros is the "most successful" of its "national consultations" asking voters for their opinions on different issues.
Spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Tuesday that by Dec. 1, a record 2.33 million people had returned questionnaires asking whether they agreed with Soros' alleged positions supporting migration into Hungary. Opposition parties say the government's claim that 28 percent of voters participated is exaggerated, but Kovacs said the questionnaires' tally would be made public after completion.
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Over 200 flights canceled as German pilots refuse to deport rejected asylum seekers
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A
freedom of information request revealed that 222 scheduled flights were
forced to be canceled over the course of 2017 as pilots refused to play a
part in returning people to Afghanistan, which is still reeling from
years of occupation by Western forces.
Deutsche Welle reports that 140 of the canceled flights were to take off from Frankfurt Airport, which is the largest in the country. Dusseldorf Airport, where activist groups regularly hold demonstrations against deportation, saw 40 flights canceled.
Pilots in Germany are refusing to deport rejected asylum seekers, leading to the cancelation of more than 200 flights.
Deutsche Welle reports that 140 of the canceled flights were to take off from Frankfurt Airport, which is the largest in the country. Dusseldorf Airport, where activist groups regularly hold demonstrations against deportation, saw 40 flights canceled.
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Subpoena For Deutsche Bank May Put Mueller On Collision Course With Trump
Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly subpoenaed Trump family financial records from the German financial giant Deutsche Bank, a move that could signal a major new direction for his inquiry.
Deutsche Bank has so far not accommodated or discussed American requests for information about the Trumps' accounts. The German business newspaper Handelsblatt, which first reported the subpoena, quoted a spokesman saying that the bank cooperates with official investigators but would not discuss individual cases.
If Mueller's team is expanding its inquiry into the Trump family's banking and financial arrangements, that could put it onto a collision course with the president.
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GOP preps contempt resolution for top FBI, DOJ officials after missed Monday deadline
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The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday will begin writing a resolution holding top FBI officials in contempt of Congress after the agency missed a Monday deadline to turn over key evidence the committee has been seeking for months.
“We are moving forward with the contempt resolution,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told the Washington Examiner Tuesday morning. He added that the panel is still negotiating with FBI and Justice Department officials to get the requested documents.
Nunes has accused the FBI and Department of Justice of a “months-long pattern … of stonewalling and obstructing this committee's oversight work.”
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday will begin writing a resolution holding top FBI officials in contempt of Congress after the agency missed a Monday deadline to turn over key evidence the committee has been seeking for months.
“We are moving forward with the contempt resolution,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told the Washington Examiner Tuesday morning. He added that the panel is still negotiating with FBI and Justice Department officials to get the requested documents.
Nunes has accused the FBI and Department of Justice of a “months-long pattern … of stonewalling and obstructing this committee's oversight work.”
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John Conyers: 'I am retiring today' after sexual harassment allegations
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Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., announced Tuesday he is resigning from the House, effective immediately, amid allegations of sexual harassment and will endorse his son, John Conyers III, to replace him in Congress.
"I am retiring today," Conyers told "The Mildred Gaddis Show" Tuesday morning. "I want everyone to know how much I appreciate the support — the incredible, undiminished support I've received across the years from my supporters, not only in my district, but across the country as well."
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., announced Tuesday he is resigning from the House, effective immediately, amid allegations of sexual harassment and will endorse his son, John Conyers III, to replace him in Congress.
"I am retiring today," Conyers told "The Mildred Gaddis Show" Tuesday morning. "I want everyone to know how much I appreciate the support — the incredible, undiminished support I've received across the years from my supporters, not only in my district, but across the country as well."
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Wall Street Journal: Robert Mueller 'should step down' from Russia investigation
The Wall Street Journal called on special counsel Robert Mueller to excuse himself from his investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
The paper's editorial board said Monday night that recent news that an FBI agent was dismissed from the investigation because he showed a political bias, along with other circumstances involving Mueller, means he is incapable of fairly pursuing the matter.
"All of this reinforces our doubts about Mr. Mueller’s ability to conduct a fair and credible probe of the FBI’s considerable part in the Russia-Trump drama," the Journal said. "Mr. Mueller ran the bureau for 12 years and is fast friends with [former FBI Director James] Comey, whose firing by Mr. Trump triggered his appointment as special counsel. The reluctance to cooperate with a congressional inquiry compounds doubts related to this clear conflict of interest."
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