The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) removed the requirement that special-agent applicants carry firearms and "be willing to use deadly force" from a job listing. Documentarian Ford Fischer tweeted a screenshot of the IRS careers website, which included mentions of "irregular hours" and being on-call 24 hours in addition to holidays and weekends. It also cited the IRS' Criminal Investigation team—described as "the law enforcement branch of the IRS"—which requires special agents to "combine accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes." At the time of Fischer's tweet, the IRS website's job description for special agents included the requirement that they be able to carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force if necessary. However, as of Friday morning, the listing had been edited to omit those two requirements. Newsweek reached out to the IRS for clarification about when mentions of deadly force were removed from job descriptions, and … [Read more...] about IRS deletes requirement that new agents be willing to use “deadly force”
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Black Lives Matter calls conservative cry of “defund the FBI” hypocritical
In the days since the FBI raided former President Donald Trump 's Mar-a-Lago estate, many Trump supporters have pushed for the federal agency to be defunded. Black Lives Matter (BLM) has responded by insinuating such messaging is hypocritical given conservative backlash against calls made by progressive groups to defund the police. One such instance came soon after Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida threatened to give "not one more damn penny" to the FBI and other such agencies. BLM responded in a tweet to Gaetz that "you are corny AF. But we'll work with you to defund and dismantle the FBI. Welcome to #DefundThePolice." For many people, BLM has become linked to the "defund the police" efforts. This happened after the group—which began as a grassroots, social justice movement but has also expanded into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation—led protests around the world against police brutality. These protests grew in size and frequency in the … [Read more...] about Black Lives Matter calls conservative cry of “defund the FBI” hypocritical
Liz Cheney’s chances of winning GOP primary with 4 days to election
The chances of Representative Liz Cheney being the Republican candidate in November for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat are slim to none, new polling indicates. On Thursday, the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) published a new poll of Republican voters likely participating in the state's August 16 primary showing just 28 percent of them supporting the incumbent Cheney against heavy favorite Harriet Hageman with less than a week to go. Cheney is running for reelection, unlike her only Republican counterpart on the January 6 committee, Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who announced in October 2021 that he would not be seeking reelection. About 57 percent of the 562 Wyoming residents surveyed between July 25 and August 6 preferred Hageman to Cheney. It's a deep slide for Cheney, who has represented Wyoming in Congress since 2017, including as the third highest-ranking House Republican due to chairing the House Republican Conference … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney’s chances of winning GOP primary with 4 days to election