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DOJ eyes civil rights action against feds, state officials who pursued Trump and MAGA, official says
Dhillon made the remarks in the wake of recent revelations that the FBI admitted it likely lacked probable cause to raid President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach in 2022.
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CDC approves ending recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth
“We are restoring the balance of informed consent to parents whose newborns face little risk of contracting hepatitis B,” acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill said.
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Patel praises Illinois FBI agents for netting over 60 arrests in span of one week
The mission was carried out in the Southern District of Illinois and was a joint effort between the FBI, DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service, Illinois State Police, ATF Chicago and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Leaked HHS budget slashes $40 billion; axes Head Start, LIHEAP programs
The proposal would also establish a new health agency under HHS — the Administration for a Healthy America — which will receive at least $14 billion to do the work of many programs the budget intends to cut.
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Judicial Watch obtains emails of Biden WH's proposed revisions to transcript of Robert Hur interview
A Justice Department official has confirmed to the legal group that most White House revisions to the transcript were accepted.
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DOD removes hurdle for military personnel who left over COVID-19 vax mandate to return to service
"No former Service member will be asked to say they were not coerced if they want to apply for reinstatement after voluntarily leaving the military to avoid taking a #COVID19 vaccine," the Pentagon said.
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Rubio eliminates successor to 'censorship nerve center' that Congress defunded last year
"To the extent we're spending money now, we are going to spend money on messaging, it's going to be pro-American messaging," secretary of state tells former State official-turned-critic.
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Treasury Dept urges IRS to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status as DHS pulls $2 million in grants
The recommendation comes the same day that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced her department was canceling $2.7 million in grants to the school.
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Trump rescinds Clinton, Carter era orders that limit federal office locations
The action comes a day after the deadline for federal agencies to submit their potential plans to move office space away from Washington, D.C.
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FBI Director Kash Patel replaced as temp ATF director weeks earlier than previously disclosed
It is not clear whether Patel even knew that he had allegedly been replaced as ATF director back in February, and nobody in an official capacity wants to talk about it.
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Trump to appoint Hunter Biden whistleblower Shapley as acting IRS commissioner: report
Shapley recently returned to his role as deputy chief of IRS criminal investigation.
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Animal welfare groups thrilled by Trump administration strides that Biden officials shut down
The Biden administration's FDA "seemed to be inert" on the issue, and even "obstructionist," after Congress removed mandatory animal testing, longtime group leader says. Bill to ban research funding of "adversarial nations" returns.
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MIT, Brown University, other Ivies sue Energy Department over research funding cuts
The DOE last week announced it would shrink the funding of "indirect costs" of research grants to 15%.