Federal Agencies
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You Vote: With all of the tension and confrontation going on with ICE in Minneapolis, what now?
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have surged in Minneapolis over the past week, after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman who allegedly rammed the agent with her car.
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FBI offers up to $100K for information leading to recovery of government property in Minneapolis
The bureau said several of its vehicles were broken into on Wednesday while agents were responding to an assault on a federal immigration official, who was allegedly ambushed and beaten by three illegal migrants.
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Trump admin imposes sanctions against Iranian officials behind deadly crackdown on protesters
The moves come after President Donald Trump announced Monday that countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being done with the United States of America.”
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U.S. considering sharing less intelligence with countries that criminalize homosexuality
Acting head of DNI Richard Grenell thinks the U.S. should be pushing its values on partner countries
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Federal prison employee union sues Justice over workplace safety
Among the union's concerns are whether employees had proper protection equipment and were adequately quarantined
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Some inmates receiving coronavirus stimulus payments, watchdog warns
Concerns raised IRS won’t be able to reclaim all of the payments that it’s sending out incorrectly.
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Paul O' Neill, former Bush Treasury secretary, dies at 84
The former RAND Corp chairman was known for contributing to a book highly critical of the George W. Bush administration
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Federal agencies paid $175 billion in error during fiscal 2019: government report
Federal government payments made in error due to fraud or other factors continue to rise
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Dead people are receiving $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payments, lawmaker says
The IRS declined to comment when asked about how the agency plans to reclaim payments made to deceased individuals or inmates
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IRS mum on whether inmates, deceased will mistakenly get stimulus payments, money can be recouped
In 2009, more than 89,000 Recovery Act stimulus payments were incorrectly sent to people who were incarcerated or no longer alive at the time of payment
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FBI intel analyst dismissed for possessing child pornography, but not prosecuted
The senior analyst admitted to the FBI's Inspection Division that he had been in possession of the illegal images
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Over 80 million COVID-19 stimulus payments went out on Friday, IRS official says
The official also revealed the IRS is 'literally' holding tons of outgoing mail 'in trailers' until their employees are able to work in-person at service centers
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Pentagon invokes Defense Production Act to make 40 million masks
The agency says the order will produce tens of millions of protective masks over the next three months.