Federal Agencies
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ICE arrests Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., days after Jake Paul match
DHS accused Chavez of being tied to the Sinaloa drug cartel, and claimed Mexico has an active arrest warrant for the illegal migrant for alleged weapons trafficking. Chavez has allegedly been in the country illegally since January.
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Trump administration approves California's disaster funding relief request over Los Angeles riots
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler accused Newsom of playing politics by delaying his request for assistance.
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NASA detects a possibly habitable planet via James Webb Space telescope
The planet, which astronomers believe is orbiting a young red dwarf star approximately 34 light years away, has been dubbed TWA 7b and is roughly the size of Saturn.
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Ratcliffe’s scathing review finds John Brennan pushed to include Steele Dossier in 2016 assessment
A "lessons learned" review by John Ratliffe's CIA finds multiple problems with the U.S. intelligence community's assessment on the 2016 election, including related to the inclusion of the discredited Steele Dossier and the conclusions on Putin's motives.
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FBI supervisor allegedly hired prostitutes while working overseas, domestically: DOJ watchdog
The inspector general said that "criminal prosecution was declined," and that it had "completed its investigation and provided its report to the FBI for its information."
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Trump admin proposes pulling all funding for NOAA’s climate research: Report
The proposal comes in the middle of hurricane season in the Atlantic, and as the West Coast braces for fire season. Hurricane season typically starts in June and runs through November.
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FBI selects Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C. to house new headquarters
The new selection is expected to save American taxpayers billions of dollars by choosing an existing federal building, rather than building a suburban campus that would have taken years to complete.
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Grassley shares declassified emails on FBI’s ‘suppressed intel’ on China’s potential 2020 meddling
The internal FBI documents provide more evidence that the bureau purposely failed to properly investigate allegations of Chinese government meddling in the 2020 U.S. presidential race.
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Powell accused of lying to Congress about Federal Reserve headquarter renovation
Powell testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee last Wednesday, about the luxurious renovation project which would allegedly include lavish amenities like private dining rooms, special elevators and vegetated roof terraces.
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Trump admin probe formally accuses Harvard of violating civil rights of Jewish, Israeli students
“Harvard’s public pledges to improve its disciplinary framework for harassment and misconduct are inadequate to meaningfully address these serious findings,” HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Paula Stannard said.
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Federal authorities make more arrests at LA address linked to Iranian 'human smuggling' network
The latest arrests happened after seven others were arrested at the same address on Napa Street in North Hills earlier in the week. Some of those arrested were on the FBI Terror Watchlist.
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DOJ settles with Hewlett Packard Enterprise over Juniper Networks acquisition
The agreement is subject to final court approval
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More than 2,700 foreign terrorist organization members arrested nationwide
When it comes to immigration enforcement, Friday marked the 2,711th arrest of individuals linked to FTO-designated transnational criminal organizations, she said. Arrests are being made by Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI and others.