Federal Agencies
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US seizes second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters: report
The action follows the Dec. 10 seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast by U.S. forces.
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‘Long overdue’: Praise for HHS’ action to bar taxpayer-funded sex-change procedures
Dr. Jay Richards, director of the DeVos Center for Human Flourishing and the William E. Simon senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said: “We’re delighted that Secretary Kennedy and HHS are taking such bold action to protect children who are struggling with the sexual aspects of their bodies.”
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Noem says Trump admin has located more than 129,000 'unaccompanied children' Biden admin lost
"Too many of these children were exploited, trafficked and abused. We will continue to ramp up efforts and will not stop until every last child is found," Noem says
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Social Security no longer accepting bank account changes over phone to combat fraud
"All other SSA telephone services remain unchanged," the agency says
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NASA launches rescue mission for stranded astronauts on International Space Station
The stranded astronauts are expected to return to Earth by next weekend.
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ICE nabs over 200 in Virginia
The operation focused on “transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious illegal alien offenders” in Northern Virginia between March 1 and 13. The arrests included individuals allegedly connected to “notorious MS-13 and 18th Street gangs.”
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ICE arrests second person who allegedly participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia
The arrest follows the one made Saturday on Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student who last spring helped lead pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protestes at the New York city school.
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FBI Director Patel says agency working with law enforcement to investigate recent swatting incidents
Patel said that the FBI is working with local media to investigate swatting incidents against media figures.
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FBI assures Congress it is investigating leakers inside the bureau
Congress is concerned about leaks from inside federal agencies, especially related to planned ICE raids, because of potential interference with law enforcement operations. The FBI is promising Congress that it is investigating a slew of leaks that often end up in the media.
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Obama rule banning racial disparities in school discipline could be nixed
Under the federal guidance, schools are required to discipline students equally by race, regardless of how much students actually acted up and needed discipline. Schools that refused to do so could lose federal funding.
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Tom Homan warns Hochul ICE could flood New York if it fails to comply with immigration crackdown
“Sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want: more agents in the community,” Homan said. “New York State, you’ve got to change your sanctuary status and if you don’t, get out of the way. We’re going to do our job."
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NIH funds study on the health effects of ultra processed foods
Study payed participants to eat ultra processed foods for a month and monitored health results.
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EPA to review ‘waters of the United States’ with the goal of reducing red tape and permitting costs
Farmers, landowners and businesses have had to obtain costly federal permits or faced fines for failing to gain those permits for activities on areas defined as "waters of the United States," even on private land.