Federal Agencies
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Rubio announces more than 250 gang members deported to El Salvador from U.S.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wrote "oopsie" and "too late" on X alongside a news article about a federal judge trying to block President Trump from deporting 5 Venezuelans linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.
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Labor secretary says her agency saved taxpayers $30 million working with DOGE
"These program cancellations included $3M for 'transparency and accountability in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry,'" DOGE wrote.
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Still searching for COVID-19 origins five years after ‘Proximal Origin’ paper tried to end debate
More and more evidence points to the Wuhan lab as the origin of COVID-19, but answers are elusive, and a look at the issue without the filter of politics is rarer yet. The new Trump Administration has a chance to get answers about the pandemic five years after it changed the world — and five years after scientists tried to shut the lab leak debate down.
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Illegal border crossings drop to lowest levels in February in U.S. history
In February, 28,654 encounters and apprehensions of illegal border crossers were reported nationwide – a roughly 90% drop from the number reported in previous Februarys under the Biden administration.
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Social Security no longer accepting bank account changes over phone to combat fraud
"All other SSA telephone services remain unchanged," the agency says
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NASA launches rescue mission for stranded astronauts on International Space Station
The stranded astronauts are expected to return to Earth by next weekend.
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ICE nabs over 200 in Virginia
The operation focused on “transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious illegal alien offenders” in Northern Virginia between March 1 and 13. The arrests included individuals allegedly connected to “notorious MS-13 and 18th Street gangs.”
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ICE arrests second person who allegedly participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia
The arrest follows the one made Saturday on Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student who last spring helped lead pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protestes at the New York city school.
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FBI Director Patel says agency working with law enforcement to investigate recent swatting incidents
Patel said that the FBI is working with local media to investigate swatting incidents against media figures.
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FBI assures Congress it is investigating leakers inside the bureau
Congress is concerned about leaks from inside federal agencies, especially related to planned ICE raids, because of potential interference with law enforcement operations. The FBI is promising Congress that it is investigating a slew of leaks that often end up in the media.
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Obama rule banning racial disparities in school discipline could be nixed
Under the federal guidance, schools are required to discipline students equally by race, regardless of how much students actually acted up and needed discipline. Schools that refused to do so could lose federal funding.
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Tom Homan warns Hochul ICE could flood New York if it fails to comply with immigration crackdown
“Sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want: more agents in the community,” Homan said. “New York State, you’ve got to change your sanctuary status and if you don’t, get out of the way. We’re going to do our job."
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NIH funds study on the health effects of ultra processed foods
Study payed participants to eat ultra processed foods for a month and monitored health results.