https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-jersey-city-paterson-approves-noise-ordinance-broadcast-adhan-muslim-call-prayer

The US city of Paterson, New Jersey, has approved an ordinance to allow the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast over loudspeakers.

Under the new measure, which still has to go through two public hearings before being implemented, the adhan will be exempt from the city's noise control ordinance and allowed to be broadcast outside every day from 6am to 10pm.

The resolution was approved by council members on Tuesday by a vote of 7-0, with two members abstaining.

"We applaud Paterson officials for taking this admirable step toward inclusion, and encourage them to pass the proposed ordinance," said Salaedin Maksut, executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Paterson has approximately 30,000 Muslim residents, along with more than 15 mosques scattered across the area.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/02/26/Watchdog-sues-govt-for-info-about-controversial-Trump-adviser/4121582741090/?sl=2&ur3=1

Feb. 26 (UPI) – A government ethics watchdog filed a lawsuit against several federal agencies Wednesday to obtain information about the involvement of White House adviser Stephen Miller in the Trump administration's "public charge" immigration rule.

American Oversight said the suit seeks information from communications, including emails, between Miller and the Departments of Labor, Housing and Agriculture and the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services.

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/american-oversight/

As of the end of 2018, at least 11 of American Oversight’s 17 staffers and three of its four board members have known career histories with major left-wing organizations, Democratic Party campaigns, or Democratic officials

The senior leadership staff of American Oversight consists of executive director Austin Evers and senior advisor Melanie Sloan.[38] As of December 2018 there were 17 additional employees listed on the website, many with work histories as left wing activists, campaign staff from the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, and former Obama administration officials.[39]

Austin Evers is the executive director for AO and its founder. He is a former senior counsel to the Obama administration’s State Department.[40]

Melanie Sloan, AO’s senior advisor, is a former congressional staffer and the founder of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). She previously worked for Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York), former Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware), and former Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan). She is also on the advisory board of Restore Public Trust.[41]