Federal Agencies
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Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, others, DOJ says
The group offered tools that allowed malicious actors to engage in computer intrusion activities while concealing the hackers' country of origin, the DOJ said.
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Trump administration pauses visa appointments worldwide as applicant screening tightened
A public-charge determination means the person is likely to become dependent on certain forms of public assistance after arriving in the U.S., and the determination can make an immigrant visa applicant ineligible under federal immigration law.
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Three Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave pending outcome of investigation
All three officials worked in the communications office, including the agency's top spokesman, Anthony Gugliemi, sources say.
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Shrinking Bidenomics: Alarm grows as jobs, GDP data revised downward
Under the Trump administration, job growth was higher than expected every year.
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Biden administration makes effort to ease federal law on marijuana possession
Decision on whether to remove marijuana from fed's Schedule I category could come before 2024 presidential election
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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson alleges CDC participated in censoring information on COVID-19 vaccine
In a letter to the CDC Director, Johnson cites an incident when one of his social media posts about the COVID-19 vaccine was labeled as misleading.
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Justice Department contacted Hunter Biden over US Attorney Weiss' head, whistleblower's lawyer says
IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley's lawyer said one day after speaking with the Justice Department
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NIH-funded research collaborative redacts emails on why it disavowed 'gold standard' mask study
Former Senate investigator turned independent journalist questions the redactions in records he received.
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Ramaswamy unveils plan to 'shut down the FBI'
Posted to X, Ramaswamy's plan outlines three "key problems" affecting the agency.
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FBI takes down major ransomware botnet that hit more than 200,000 U.S. computers
Since 2008, the Qakbot malware network has infected more than 700,000 computers worldwide, among them 200,000 American computers.
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House GOP says DOJ gave Hunter Biden ‘special privileges’ in tax case, as inquiry heats up
Weiss, in his capacity as U.S. Attorney for Delaware, previously oversaw the years-long investigation into the now-first son.
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Federal revenue falls $416 billion from this time last year despite passage of IRA
Budget experts say the revenue raising portions of the IRA still haven't taken full effect and when they do, the cost of the law's energy tax credits will likely drown them out. The projections for interest rates – already at a 16-year high – may further doom the IRA's success.
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DHS agency used Slack channel, 'personal' cellphone for misinformation meetings: records
Twitter general counsel offered to quit advisory subcommittee in wake of Disinformation Governance Board controversy, but agency director objected, official meeting notes show.