CNN contributor Cari Champion accused the network of pushing fake news after fellow contributor Scott Jennings noted X has been more politically balanced since Elon Musk bought the social media platform, citing a survey reported by CNN.The panel on "CNN News Night with Abby Phillip" during Monday's airing debated whether it was a good idea or even possible for Musk, who already owns X, to buy MSNBC, as the parent company, Comcast, is looking to spin off several channels."I mean, is the concern that certain media outlets would become propaganda arms of political ideologies? Don’t we already have that in this country at a large scale? Also I hear what you’re saying about X. I saw a survey this week: It’s now the most ideologically balanced user platform," Jennings said to Champion.'Now, this new overall makeup matches the overall electorate far better.'"Oh, come on, Scott. Scott, stop. It’s too early. I just sat down. I’ve only been here for two minutes. You cannot say that," Champion replied.Both Champion and guest host Audie Cornish challenged Jennings to provide a source to back up his statement."We’ve reported on this network!" Jennings said."It’s not accurate, and you know it," Champion shot back. “Let me frame it a different way. The site changed radically, right? So whether you think the voices are somehow more balanced now, that’s fine. But no doubt Musk’s influence is profound and that you open it up, and now you’re there with his opinion and he is now part of this administration," Cornish said about her issues with the platform.When one panelist asked whether people would have the same concerns if billionaire Bill Gates wanted to buy MSNBC, Champion interjected, "No, because he's sane."The report Jennings was referring to was presented by Harry Enten, the network's senior political data reporter. In 2022, the platform then called Twitter was mainly used by Democrats to look at news. Today, party affiliation is more even, with 48% of users identifying as Democrats and 47% of users as Republicans. "Now, this new overall makeup matches the overall electorate far better," Enten said in his report last week.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A U.S. Capitol Police special agent who has been under a cloud of suspicion over apparently untruthful testimony he and another officer gave in the first Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial suddenly retired from the department on Nov. 22. David Lazarus was most recently part of the Capitol Police protective detail for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Sources told Blaze News investigative reporter and columnist Steve Baker that a retirement party took place on the same day Lazarus’ retirement took effect. 'Special Agent Lazarus was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred.' A Blaze News investigation published in October 2023 showed events in testimony Lazarus gave a year earlier in the Oath Keepers trial could not have happened as he described. Lazarus claimed he witnessed an “antagonistic” encounter between USCP Officer Harry Dunn and a group of Oath Keepers in the Small House Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021. — (@) While Lazarus claimed he saw the hostile Oath Keepers encounter “three or four times” while walking in the area, CCTV security video reviewed extensively by Blaze News showed Lazarus was in a Senate office building when that encounter began and did not arrive until several minutes after the Oath Keepers had departed. The security video showed Dunn’s actions, likewise, could not have happened as he described under oath. Oath Keepers defense attorneys said the testimony from Lazarus and Dunn called into serious question the guilty verdicts delivered against five defendants in the trial that ended Nov. 29, 2022. Some attorneys have called for the verdicts to be thrown out due to the apparently tainted testimony. “Exposing the Lazarus/Dunn January 6 trial testimonies is absolutely essential to showing the American people how far the DOJ was willing to go to hide the truth from defendants and trial attorneys, not just in the Oath Keepers’ trials but in hundreds of others,” Baker said. “Lazarus can retire, but he can’t hide.” Blaze News also disclosed that a 2016 Capitol Police internal affairs investigation was opened on Lazarus regarding “USCP policy related to alcohol consumption while on duty.” The alleged violation took place at a National Republican Campaign Committee event in Florida. Two Capitol Police Dignitary Protection Division agents said they observed Lazarus at a bar “drinking what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage with a Member of Congress.” The agents “observed that Special Agent Lazarus was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred.” Oath Keepers defense attorneys were not made aware of the OPR investigation or allegations of drinking on duty. The Office of Professional Responsibility investigation concluded Lazarus “may have intentionally given false or misleading statements.” Although the OPR and the inspector for the Dignitary Protection Division said the charge against Lazarus should be upheld, they were overruled by the Capitol Police Office of the General Counsel, according to Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.). In a letter to Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger in March, Loudermilk expressed concerns about how the charge of drinking on duty was overturned without adequate explanation. He also questioned the thoroughness of a 2023 OPR report opened after Blaze News reported on possible perjury by Lazarus. “The lack of a robust investigation into the allegations that Agent Lazarus potentially lied under oath is unacceptable,” wrote Loudermilk, chairman of the House Committee on Administration Subcommittee on Oversight. Baker predicted congressional investigators will continue looking into Lazarus and Dunn. “Although Lazarus and Dunn have both left the USCP, interest in their trial testimonies will likely continue into the next Congress — at least, that’s what we’re hearing,” he said. “These two now-former cops will likely be called before a committee to explain their contradictory accounts of what happened on January 6.” Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

While there are plenty of great city builders out there, few are as gritty and unique as Frostpunk 2 - well, apart from its predecessor, obviously. With an emphasis on not just building an impressive metropolis but surviving the fierce cold of a post-disaster Earth, it’s got a feel that is hard to emulate. A couple of months on from its full launch, developer 11 bit Studios is now charting a course for the future with a brand new roadmap that spans the next two years of the game’s life. Like the original Frostpunk, three big DLC expansions are planned and a free major content update is on the horizon too. Continue reading Sub-zero city builder Frostpunk 2 reveals three DLCs in new roadmap MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best city-building games, Best survival games, Frostpunk 2 review

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