Federal Agencies
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HHS cuts millions of dollars in grants to American Academy of Pediatrics
“The sudden withdrawal of these funds will directly impact and potentially harm infants, children, youth, and their families in communities across the United States,” American Academy of Pediatrics CEO Mark Del Monte said
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You Vote: Why do you think Dan Bongino is stepping down as Deputy Director of the FBI?
The announcement followed months of speculation over his future at the agency and came amid longstanding rumors of a rift with Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files.
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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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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%.
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Top Trump aide Miller says DOJ 'saboteur' said El Salvadoran migrant was deported accidentally
The administration originally said it was a mistake to deport Garcia.
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FBI says Wisconsin teen allegedly killed his parents as part of plot to assassinate Trump
Donald Mayer, 51, who was his stepfather and his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, were discovered dead in their home on March 1.
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Trump admin says man mistakenly deported to El Salvador 'alive and secure'
"He is detained pursuant to the sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador,” wrote Michael Kozack, a senior bureau official at the State Department.
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SSA rolling out 'new anti-fraud capabilities' to better 'protect beneficiaries'
Leland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security says the "updates improve our ability to detect and prevent fraud while providing more flexible options for people to access their benefits."
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Social Security Administration says agency not moving communications exclusively to social media
The administration says it will continue communicating with the public through all mediums.
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Education Department refers Maine funding to DOJ over transgender athletes
The referral comes after Maine failed to come to a resolution with the administration over the alleged violations, after the state refused to commit to complying with Trump's executive order on transgender athletes competing in girl's sports.
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Raw sewage from Mexico sickening Navy SEALs, San Diego residents
On Thursday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said he will visit the area and that Mexico had promised to activate a facility that will help reduce leakage from issues with the U.S.-funded sewage treatment plant in Mexico.
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State Department tells employees to report on 'anti-Christian bias'
The task force itself is government-wide and the State Department said it would review "anti-religious bias during the last presidential administration."