Federal Agencies
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Transgender individual sentenced to 3 years probation for throwing knife outside ICE building
Prosecutors said Winters approached federal agents guarding the ICE facility and produced a large knife before throwing the blade at an officer, narrowly missing its target.
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Funeral service held for the discontinued penny at the Lincoln Memorial
Ramp, an expense management platform, organized the event, which was complete with a white casket, dramatic readings, and performers dressed in Victorian attire
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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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Secret Service shoots man in 'armed confrontation' overnight near White House, agency says
The incident occurred near the intersection of 17th Street and F Street NW.
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Space Force unmanned X-37B test spaceplane returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit
SpaceX launched the Boeing-made X-37B plane in 2023 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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FEMA: Agency has fired more bosses in connection with hurricane recovery crews avoiding Trump homes
The internal FEMA probe into the incident resulted in three more terminations, but concludes political bias not a systemic issue.
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FBI adds Canadian national, former Olympian to most wanted list for alleged drug trafficking
The State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for the capture of 43-year-old Ryan Wedding, who competed in a snowboarding event for Canada during the 2002 winter Olympics.
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'Science should be an engine for freedom': NIH nominee Bhattacharya threatens Senate status quo
GOP chair demands Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya make an exception to his open-mindedness and not further study possible vaccine-autism link. Democrats back off COVID playbook, Sanders demands regulatory strongman.
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Doug Collins defends decision to cut VA jobs by 80,000 to make department more efficient
Collins said the department will conduct a thorough review of its operations and promised that the cuts would not impact “health care or benefits to veterans and VA beneficiaries."
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Intel officials say CCP leadership corruption report is on the way after Biden admin delay
The report could serve as a potent tool for leverage by highlighting the wealth discrepancy in China between the communist elites and the people, lawmakers say.
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Federal judicial board orders Agriculture Department to temporarily reinstate probationary employees
The new order will allow nearly 6,000 Department of Agriculture employees to resume their work for 45 days.
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Education Department formally launches 'End DEI' portal for K-12 discrimination reporting
“The U.S. Department of Education is committed to ensuring all students have access to meaningful learning free of divisive ideologies and indoctrination,” the webpage says.
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Former FBI official Chris Piehota advises Director Kash Patel prioritize combating Chinese espionage
Former assistant director says FBI should restore Sessions-era Chinese counterintelligence programs, such as the China Initiative.