Federal Agencies
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Treasury imposes sanctions on Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste over drug and arms trafficking
The cartel is known for attacking a U.S. consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, with grenades and gunfire in 2022, after the U.S. arrested one of its members.
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Defense Department officially accepts Qatar luxury jet to use as Air Force One
"The secretary of defense has accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with all federal rules and regulations," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.
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Justice Department ends police department reform agreements, investigations, lawsuits
“Today, we are ending the Biden Civil Rights Division’s failed experiment of handcuffing local leaders and police departments with factually unjustified consent decrees,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said.
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Beleaguered Postal Service gets new boss, but concerns persist amid archaic biz model, few solutions
Since 2007, cumulative USPS losses exceed $98 billion,
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Ex-Waste Management CEO David Steiner to become postmaster general
“Dave is the right person to lead the Postal Service at this time to ensure this magnificent and historic organization thrives into the future,” Postal Service Board of Governors Chairwoman Amber McReynolds said.
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FDA approves 3 new natural food colors to replace petroleum dyes
Butterfly pea flower extract, Galdieria extract blue, and calcium phosphate have now received approval or expanded approval for use in a variety of snacks and beverages, the latest step forward in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s plan to substitute synthetic dyes.
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Trump fires three Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission
"Unfortunately for the President, he did not have the authority to fire me," Commissioner Richard Trumka, Jr., said.
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FDA approves three natural food colors
"For too long, our food system has relied on synthetic, petroleum-based dyes that offer no nutritional value and pose unnecessary health risks," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said.
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Trump appoints Ed Martin to DOJ task force, after pulling nomination to be DC's federal prosecutor
"In these highly important roles, Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims," President Trump said.
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FBI investigating NY Attorney General Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud: Reports
The investigation stems from a referral by the federal government's main housing loan agency, which included evidence of irregularities in a series of home loans James obtained, including for a property in Virginia that she claimed on a form was her primary residence.
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Duffy to call on Congress for 'upfront appropriations' to cover new air traffic control technology
The secretary is looking to rebuild some air traffic control towers and centers, but everything that controls the airspace would be brand new, including radios for air traffic controllers to use with pilots, radar, and sensors for tarmacs.
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Acting FEMA chief fired a day after saying eliminating agency not in public's interest
Cameron Hamilton's firing came just three weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Trump admin task force praises Columbia Univ's handling of anti-Israel library protest
The arrests occurred hours after over 100 protesters pushed past a security guard to stage the demonstration in one of Columbia University's libraries.