Federal Agencies
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Gaetz's two accusers support release of private testimony but won't publicly testify: Lawyer
Gaetz, President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general, has denied the allegations.
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Florida FEMA scandal exposes unaccountable bureaucracy that Trump targets for reform and cuts
President-elect Donald Trump and his political allies have long maintained that his first term was undermined by federal bureaucrats acting independently of the president’s authority to pursue their own ends.
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FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to resign on January 19
The chairman said he has already notified the White House of his decision to resign before the next presidential administration. Trump is now expected to nominate a new leader of the banking regulator.
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Gender affirming catastrophe? House probes NIH for lax oversight, lawsuit alleges shoddy evaluation
"The community of scientists supported by NIH is pretty incestuous, especially if there are large financial or political interests at stake" like transgender medicine, science watchdog says, dubs it "policy-based evidence making."
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DOJ staffers ask leadership to protect them over surge in political violence threats
The letter included some suggestions such as creating a team to respond to the threats, and a centralized portal where staffers can report the threats.
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House Oversight Committee report accuses FTC Chair Khan of abusing position to serve Biden agenda
“Rather than fulfill her obligation to ensure the FTC adheres to its independent role, our investigation reveals that Chair Lina Khan abused her power and bent the knee to the Biden-Harris White House,” Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.
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Internal CIA documents, presentation show effort to mandate DEI at the center of the intel agency
The CIA’s chief diversity officer earlier this year described his department’s efforts to ingrain DEI across the agency in hiring decisions and trainings.
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FBI launches independent investigation into ballot box fires
Law enforcement officials have identified a suspect vehicle that was seen leaving the ballot box in Portland. The vehicle has been described as a "black or dark-colored 2001-2004 Volvo S-60” that is missing a front plate.
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Movements of Biden, Trump could be tracked using fitness app, report says, Secret Service downplays
“We do not assess that there were any impacts to protective operations or threats to any protectees,” the U.S. Secret Service says
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U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board probing Chinese telecom hack: Report
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said on Friday it was also investigating the hack.
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Secret Service problems go beyond money; include planning and communications failures
The panel's report condemned the agency over 6 critical mistakes that day that allowed a lone 20-year-old to fly a drone over the campaign rally site hours before taking shots at Trump.
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Florida AG sues Garland for allegedly blocking probe of second Trump assassination attempt
Federal authorities indicted suspect Ryan Routh on five counts for allegedly pointing a gun through the bushes at Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach in an apparently assassination attempt.
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Former police detective sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for human smuggling operation
Diaz was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and required to pay a $10,000 fine as well as a money judgement of $237,600. She also must forfeit three of her properties, a truck, and $23,522.