Federal Agencies
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Justice Department moves federal prosecutor leading Brennan investigation: Report
The department reassigned Maria Medetis Long to another case, two sources told the Washington Examiner, but it was not immediately clear who would take over the investigation or the reason for the change.
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Transportation Secretary says air traffic control recruiting pitch for gamers ‘wildly successful’
The Trump administration has dedicated resources for a surge in hiring for air traffic controllers amid persistent shortages.
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Trump to renominate FEMA acting director he fired last year: reports
The former acting director contradicted the president's position that the disaster management agency should be eliminated.
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COVID catechists come for incoming NIH chief Bhattacharya as SCOTUS reconsiders doctor censorship
Justice Clarence Thomas gives NBA legend, RFK Jr.'s group a lifeline to challenge ideological medical licensing investigations as First Amendment violation. Pentagon lab-leak study reportedly withheld from Biden in 2021.
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US Treasury says China-backed hackers breached department workstations
A department spokesperson said the stations that were impacted have been taken offline and officials are working with federal law enforcement to investigate the incident.
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CDC reports surge in norovirus outbreaks in some parts of US
Over the past few years, the maximum number of outbreaks during the first week of December is 65.
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State Department's 'censorship nerve center' shut down over the holidays
House Republicans went after the Global Engagement Center in the past after it was revealed that it had pressured social media companies to censor information about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Yellen predicts 'extraordinary measures' to avoid US defaulting on its loans will be needed Jan 14
“Treasury currently expects to reach the new limit between January 14 and January 23, at which time it will be necessary for Treasury to start taking extraordinary measures,” Yellen wrote in a letter to Congress.
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Kari Lake elaborates on plans if confirmed to lead Voice of America
"I just want to see fair coverage. I think that’s what he wants,” Lake stated.
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CDC can't substantiate COVID vaccine ingredient claims, FDA forced to turn over Pfizer data
New dashboard lets users search free-text fields from vaccine-injury data the CDC tried to hide. Louisiana ditches "one-size-fits-all paternalistic guidance" on vaccinations, urges doctor-patient decisionmaking.
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US homelessness increased 18% this year, compared to '23, amid challenges of housing, migrant crisis
The surge comes amid a slew of national challenges, including the end of COVID-19 pandemic-era protections, a border crisis that brought an unprecedented amount of illegal immigrants, and a national affordable housing shortage.
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Federal agencies spent millions of taxpayer money torturing cats, report alleges
Pentagon spent nearly $11 million on “Orwellian cat experiments” that have nothing to do with training the U.S. military or national defense, recent Senate report revealed.
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Census to use satellite imagery to count new home builds
The method entails running satellite images through "convolutional neural networks," or CNNs, to identify construction.