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Extremism.a statement from jehovah's witnesses saying in part, peaceful law-abiding citizens are being prosecuted as if they were terrorists simply for reading the bible, singing and praying with fellow worshipers. another concern is the ukrainian filmmaker from crimea sentenced to 20 years in prison. now in a hunger strike. watchdog groups are can extremely concerned about russia clamping down on this. >> the kremlin does not tolerate not conformism. it doesn't tolerate very open and successful political diversity. >> the u.s. state department will not say if human rights is on the summit age...

People are outraged when they hear that people within the federal government are being congratulated on how wonderful a job was done when thousands of people died. >> reporter: and yet epa stafforded tangible tokens to include the phrase "response excellence" and protecting human health and the environment all across america. that is all according to the government contract obtained by the group american bridge. a progressive super pac. >> are you going to drink this water? >> yeah. >> you're going to drink it? >> reporter: in the aftermath of hurricane maria, desperate puerto ricans filled up...

Watchdog groups are monitoring the number of white nationalist candidates running for federal and state offices this year. at least eight candidates have been identified as running on platforms of hate. nbc's morgan radfield caught up with a few. >> i consider myself a white racialist. >> i think most people want a white neighborhood. >> do you think that black people are genetically inferior? >> the average i.q. of a black person is about 20 points lower than the average white person. >> joining me now, roland, some of the candidates who spoke to

Detail. the detail has ballooned under perata, creating expenses like seats in first class that have drawn the attention of watchdog groups. >> now "the new york times" reports lobbyist jay steven hart, whose wife rented the $50-a-night condo to pruitt, also asked pruitt for help getting three people on the agency's prestigious science advisory board. those people recommended by smithfield foods, a company that was a client of hart's lobbying firm. got that? the epa did not respond to a request from "the new york times" for comment. cnn has also learned a top aide to pruitt, a directed staff...

Among those leaving, pascal perrotta, the special agent in charge of pruitt's security detail. that detail has ballooned under patriot acreating expenses like -- perrotta, creating expenses like seats in first floss college education, that have drawn the attention of watchdog groups. >> lobbyist jay steven hart who rented a $50-a-night condo to pruitt, also asked for help getting him on the prestigious advisory board. the epa did not respond to a request by "the new york times" for a comment. >> a top aide for pruitt directed staffers to consider opening a fully equipped epa office in pruitt's...