Federal Agencies
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Gabbard suggests prominent Muslim group wants Shariah law, New Jersey city fires back
Gabbard said the the Council on American-Islamic Relations' ideology is “antithetical to the foundation that we find in our Constitution."
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New York AG James leads coalition to stop White House from ending transgender treatments for minors
New York is among 19 states suing to stop the Department of Health and Human Services from barring hospitals from offering gender-reassignment surgeries, puberty blockers and hormone treatments to minors, arguing these treatments are safe and effective.
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HHS report finds Medicaid paid over $200 million in incorrect payments for deceased recipients
The internal watchdog said its audit found that Medicaid programs paid $207 million to managed care organizations on behalf of deceased enrollees between July 2021 to July 2022.
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Bureau of Prison to face trial over allegations of guards abusing female prisoners in California
U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered the bureau and prosecutors to be prepared for a June 23, 2025 trial, but a case management conference will be held on Sept. 9. However, attorneys for the whistleblowers in the case have indicated that they are open to a settlement.
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Fauci adviser says he helped Fauci evade FOIA: 'He is too smart' to get caught
NIAID Director Fauci and NIH Director Collins are "trying to protect you, which also protects their own reputations," David Morens told Peter Daszak of Wuhan Institute of Virology funder EcoHealth Alliance.
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Feds suspend, propose personal funding ban on Peter Daszak of Wuhan funder EcoHealth Alliance
Follows suspension and proposed debarment of EcoHealth Alliance itself. COVID subcommittee says it won't "shield him from accountability" for potentially lying under oath.
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Biden administration announces new round of debt forgiveness worth $7.7 billion
The election-year relief program is being administered through the Education Department.
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Federal agency closes Hatch Act loophole by enforcing White House violations internally
The rule change now gives the power to enforce the Hatch Act violations committed by White House personnel to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) instead of giving the president sole discretion in enforcing the act.
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FDIC leader announces he will resign after successor is confirmed amid report of 'toxic' environment
The announcement comes months after House Republicans launched an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the FDIC.
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Secretary of State Blinken rips 'shameful' ICC arrest warrant applications for Israeli officials
"We reject the Prosecutor’s equivalence of Israel with Hamas. It is shameful," Blinken says
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ICE confirms two Jordanian nationals in custody after attempted security breach at Quantico base
The pair tried to drive into the base authorized and they were detained
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'Yes, we did' fund Wuhan gain-of-function research, 'virtually every lab' does it: NIH official
"The broad definition is lab jargon" without regulatory relevance, and it's not dangerous, Lawrence Tabak tells COVID subcommittee. GOP reads from damning unreleased emails about evading FOIA, misleading NIH.
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Manchin leads effort to overturn new retirement investment advice rule
The Labor Department said the current definition of an investment advice fiduciary was written in the 1970s, before 401ks were created, and back when individual retirement accounts were rare.