Federal Agencies
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Patel says FBI thwarted ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina
"The FBI and partners foiled another potential New Year's Eve attack from an individual allegedly inspired by ISIS," FBI Director Kash Patel said
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USDA says undercover investigators to ensure retailers follow new SNAP restrictions
Investigators “will incorporate attempts to purchase restricted items according to the state’s SNAP Food Restriction policy, beginning 90 days after the implementation date,” the USDA said
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Small Business Administration says 6,900 Minnesota borrowers suspended over suspected fraud
"In total, these borrowers were approved for 7,900 PPP and EIDL loans worth approximately $400M," SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said
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Veteran died after VA turned him away because unconscious man didn't show his ID, watchdog says
The episode unfolded when a 60-year-old veteran was found unresponsive by a neighbor, who called an ambulance.
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Yellen acknowledges having underestimated U.S. inflation problem
Yellen's comments came one day after The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by President Biden on plans to deal with U.S., global inflation
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Biden-Harris administration establishes HHS Environmental Justice Office
The new office is under the purview of Biden's controversial Assistant Secretary for Health, Rachel Levine
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Letting vets down: VA backslides on wait times, employee fraud
Sheer breadth of problems laid bare in new report by VA inspector general that identified nearly $4 billion in problems in just six months.
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DOJ to investigate Uvalde elementary school shooting police response
The investigation comes after a parent said US Marshals arrested her for urging police to respond to the shooting.
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U.S. forecloses on ‘multimillion-dollar mansion’ outside of D.C. purchased by Gambian ex- president
Property was allegedly obtained using laundered funds.
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US Treasury targets lucrative Russian-backed Iranian oil smuggling benefiting Hezbollah and IRGC
The Biden administration stressed the importance of reentering the Obama-era nuclear deal
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Whistleblower report on baby formula factory safety issues was slow to reach FDA food safety chief
FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas said he never heard about complaint until four months later, by which time one baby had died and two had been hospitalized after consuming formula from the factory.
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Often vilified by liberals, Border Patrol agents rushed into Texas school to neutralize shooter
It was a Border Patrol agent who ran into the school without backup to confront and kill the gunman.
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Fauci's researchers find better antibody response from natural immunity than Moderna vaccine
But immunologist cautions both sides read too much into "transient spike" in antibodies to justify their policy preferences.