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FEMA warns Disaster Relief Fund perilously low amid DHS funding dispute, hurricane season coming
To stretch its funding for disaster relief, FEMA will continue funding many priority efforts, but activities that aren't essential to saving lives are paused.
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Bongino says he fears retaliation after finding 'mother lode' of Crossfire Hurricane docs at FBI
Bongino, who left the bureau in January after roughly 10 months in the job, said he found the document in a burn bag that was related to the FBI probe into allegations of Russian collusion in President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
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Abbey Gate trial verdict brings only partial closure, Pentagon vows 'honest accounting' of tragedy
The jury deliberated for about eight hours over two days, ending with a split verdict.
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DHS launching 'whole of government' operation to combat anti-ICE activity, official says
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin says while such apps might currently be legal, they are “being used by gangs, suspected terrorists, and others to evade law enforcement and even target officers.”
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Fraudsters stole about $320 million in SNAP benefits over 2-year period: GAO
GAO noted that available data understates the actual scale of SNAP theft, given that states are not required to report every occurrence, so many thefts go undisclosed.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to determine whether he can end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court previously narrowed the scope of injunctions against the executive order, finding that lower courts likely lacked the authority to issue sweeping injunctions, but did not rule on the constitutionality of the order.
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Immigration advocates sue Trump administration over 'unlawful' ICE arrests
The advocacy organizations, which includes CASA and the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, filed petitions representing four plaintiffs in Washington, D.C. to stop the government from conducting “unlawful” arrests against them and any other individual in the future.
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House Democrats release new Epstein docs that include references to Elon Musk and Steve Bannon
Bannon was listed in the new documents regarding a breakfast with Epstein in 2019, and Republican donor Peter Thiel reportedly had a lunch scheduled with Epstein for Nov. 27, 2017. It is not clear if either of those meetings took place.
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Congress unmoved by imminent government shutdown threat
Two competing Continuing Resolutions are on the table.
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Congress calls Trump’s TikTok plan a good first step, but concerns remain about algorithm control
The House CCP Committee chairman plans to conduct oversight of the deal's framework to ensure adherence to the law.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold roughly $4 billion in foreign funding approved by Congress
The court's three liberal justices dissented.
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Defense Sec Hegseth says Wounded Knee Medal of Honor recipients will keep awards after review
Hegseth claimed that his predecessor, former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's, review was more focused on "being politically correct" than historically accurate.
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Comey dodged charge on claim he didn’t recall Clinton Plan pushing Trump-Russia claims in 2016
Comey was hit with two federal counts this week, but the grand jury also rejected one count as the DOJ sought to argue Comey had lied when he claimed not to recall a CIA referral about the Clinton Plan intelligence.