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Federal agencies investigating claims Swalwell paid nanny who lacked work authorization
The Department of Labor and The Department of Homeland Security are investigating the allegations
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ICE to crack down on 'birth tourism' as Trump admin pushes to end birthright citizenship: report
The Trump administration has said there are networks that assist pregnant foreign women secure U.S. citizenship for their U.S.-born children.
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Congress to tackle DHS shutdown, govt. funding, voter ID bill on return
By Monday, the Department of Homeland Security will have operated 55 days without core funding – the longest government shutdown by far in U.S. history.
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Comer launches investigation into companies linked to Ilhan Omar's husband
Comer claimed in a letter that two of Tim Mynett's companies went from being worth $51,000 in 2023 to up to $30 million in 2024. Mynett married Omar in 2020.
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4th Circuit panel vacates injunction against Trump's anti-DEI orders
"The district court entered a preliminary injunction, but we stayed pending appeal. We now vacate the district court's injunction and remand," they wrote.
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Nevada GOP Rep. Mark Amodei announces he will not seek reelection
"After 15 years of service, I believe it is the right time for Nevada and myself to pass the torch," Rep. Mark Amodei said
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Media watchdog NewsGuard sues FTC over alleged First Amendment violations
The complaint requests an injunction to end the FTC’s civil investigation into NewsGuard’s practices
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State Department tells Americans to 'leave Iran now'
"Have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on U.S. government help," the virtual U.S. embassy to Iran said
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Terrorist in 2012 Benghazi attack captured by FBI, brought to US to face charges
"After more than a decade of American pursuit, Al-Bakoush landed in Virginia earlier this morning and is in custody," FBI Director Kash Patel said
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US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive testing, pushes for new arms control treaty
"I can reveal that the U.S. government is aware that China has conducted nuclear explosive tests, including preparing for tests with designated yields in the hundreds of tons," U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno said
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US to give Cuba $6 million in aid after Hurricane Melissa
The U.S. previously sent $3 million in disaster relief to people affected by the hurricane in Cuba
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Trump administration cuts $1.5 billion in health, transportation funding for 4 blue states
The cuts are targeting “states fraught with waste and mismanagement,” an OMB spokesperson said
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US military strikes alleged drug-smuggling boat in Eastern Pacific, killing two 'narco-terrorists'
"On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM said