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New "Twitter Files" suggest Twitter secretly helped the U.S. wage a propaganda campaign in the Middle East at the request of The Pentagon.

Twitter Files: Twitter secretly aided Pentagon propaganda campaigns
The IRS is required to examine tax returns of all sitting presidents, but that rarely happened during Trump's time in office.

IRS failed to perform required audits of Trump’s tax returns
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be returning to the U.S. today to face eight federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

Midday rundown: FTX founder extradited, NFL legend Franco Harris dies
President Zelenskyy will be meeting with President Biden and Congress today in his first foreign trip since Russia invaded in February.

Morning rundown: Zelenskyy in DC; Trump’s tax returns to be released
Congress is negotiating a $1.7 billion funding bill that would pay for everything in the federal government through Sept. 2023.

Congress negotiating $1.7 trillion funding bill ahead of Friday deadline
Wells Fargo fined billions; Weinstein convicted of rape; and Putin's Christmas cheer highlight Straight Arrow News' midday rundown for Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.

Midday rundown: Wells Fargo fined, Weinstein convicted of rape
A Supreme Court ruling late Monday, will temporarily keep Title 42 in place after it was set to expire tomorrow.

Morning rundown: SCOTUS intervenes in Title 42 lift; coldest Christmas in decades
Part Seven of the Twitter Files was released Monday, detailing how the FBI discredited factual information about Hunter Biden.

Twitter Files: FBI discredited factual information about Hunter Biden
While Twitter users overwhelmingly support Elon Musk stepping down as CEO, it may be too late for Musk's golden goose, Tesla.

Elizabeth Warren drills Tesla board over Musk’s Twitter moves, legal conflicts
Epic Games Incorporated, the parent company of the "Fortnite" video game, paid $520 million to the Federal Trade Commission.

Midday rundown: Fortnite pays hefty fine, snowstorm stalls travelers
The Twitter-verse has spoken. Voting for Elon Musk to remove himself as head of Twitter. Musk said he will abide by the results.

Morning rundown: Musk stepping down as Twitter CEO?; Texas migrant emergency
Griner speaks on her release from Russian prison and Musk's Twitter suspension spree; These stories and more highlight the midday rundown.

Midday rundown: Griner on her release, Twitter’s suspension spree
The Senate and The House voted to keep the government open long enough to try and come to a compromise on a long-term spending bill.

Morning rundown: Congress avoids shutdown; defense bill passes
Congress is criticizing U.S. intelligence for not spying on China when the COVID-19 pandemic broke, as virus origin questions remain three years later.

Midday rundown: Pfizer price hike, Musk’s jet tracking account suspended
A short-term government funding bill was passed in the house. The Senate expected to vote on it as early as today.

Morning rundown: COVID surge; Pelosi’s attacker in court; JFK files revealed
GOP leaders in the House released a list of 40 officials they plan to interview in their efforts to investigate the origins of COVID-19.

Midday rundown: COVID-19 origins, Russian prisoner swaps
Two are dead and dozens of others injured from a massive storm that produced twisters across the South and blizzards in the Great Plains.

Morning rundown: Deadly weather sweeping U.S.; 7th Fed rate hike
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing U.S. criminal charges Tuesday after being arrested in the Bahamas.

FTX founder Bankman-Fried charged in US, new CEO calls him ‘unsophisticated’
New FTX CEO, John Ray, accuses former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, of gambling with customers money in risky trades.

Midday rundown: FTX CEO testifies, EU’s first green tariff
FTX crypto founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was arrested in the Bahamas. He says he's innocent of any crime. He's in court today.

Morning rundown: FTX founder arrested; BTS member joins military
A government loan of $2.5 billion will be going to General Motors and LG Energy Solutions for battery manufacturing plants in three states.

Midday rundown: Electric batteries boosted, Golden Globe nominations
National Security spokesman John Kirby announced Brittney Griner is in good health as she recovers from Russian detainment before going home.

Morning rundown: Griner update; Lockerbie bombing suspect in custody; storm warning
While many are happy Brittney Griner is back on American soil, critics say releasing arms dealer Viktor Bout back into the world was a bad decision.

Biden criticized for releasing Viktor Bout, merchant of death
Putin said more prisoner swaps in the future are possible between Russia and the U.S. Paul Whelan was left behind in the Griner deal.

Midday rundown: Putin talks prisoner swaps, Amazon accused of stealing