Federal Agencies
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JD Vance says H-1B visa program should be eliminated, calling it 'completely broken'
"If you’re going to bring in an accountant making $45,000 a year to replace an accountant who’s an American making $60,000 a year, that’s not you using the program to bring in a genius," Vance said.
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Department of Energy employee arrested for allegedly trying to provide material support to Houthis
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy has been charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis after he allegedly purchased precursor chemicals and other material commonly used in building homemade explosive devices.
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Fed hands HQ renovation to another agency amid scrutiny
The Inspector General found no evidence of misconduct in its investigation.
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U.S. national debt nearly $40 trillion as deficits continue to grow
About $32.1 trillion of the debt is held by the public, while roughly $7.7 trillion represents intragovernmental holdings.
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Exclusive: ICE deports illegal migrants convicted of murder, DUI and sexual assault
The department's latest roundup included the deportations of illegal migrants from Chile, Guatemala, India and Mexico.
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GSA to crack down on Chinese products slipping into America-made only supply chain
The federal program is designed to create jobs for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities by harnessing the potential of citizens and providing agencies with critical goods and services through meaningful career paths.
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Trump orders Navy to replace magnetic catapults on aircraft carriers with steam-powered ones
Trump has been critical of the technology as far back as his first term, claiming the newer systems lack the power of the older steam-powered launchers.
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Pro-life group pushes for Senate investigation into NIH funding research using fetal organs, tissue
In January, the NIH announced it would no longer fund research that was using tissue from elective abortions, but 40 Days for Life wants a deeper investigation into government-funded studies conducted prior to the NIH ceasing funding.
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DOJ says California prisons allegedly failing to protect female inmates from sexual abuse by staff
Investigators uncovered a longstanding pattern of sustained staff sexual misconduct, inadequate safeguards, failures in confidential reporting, improper investigative practices, and insufficient accountability measures, the department said.
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FBI says Operation Summer Heat has netted 4K arrests in two months
The bureau said its teams arrested three members of the Mexican mafia last week who were convicted of murder in 2023, and a member of the Houston street gang Rich Kings.
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Two federal agencies routed taxpayer dollars to terror-linked charities, new reports find
Two federal agencies gave away roughly $2 billion in taxpayer-funded health and humanitarian contracts to charities that watchdogs and a Senate committee have flagged for terror ties, meaning the government's own vetting either missed those records or decided their terrorist-linked status didn't disqualify the groups.
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ICE facility in New Jersey, Delaney Hall, reports a third migrant detainee has died
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Chajon-Raxon on July 18 and took him to Delaney Hall, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement. The next day, a nurse saw him experiencing what appeared to be a seizure.
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Blanche says he would support a law prohibiting the creation of an anti-weaponization fund
The attorney general, who only assumed office on Monday, gave up on the anti-weaponization fund last week after it became a key hold-up in his Senate confirmation process.