Federal Agencies
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Former Southern Poverty Law Center executive arrested over alleged secret payments to informants
Beirich has also been accused of cohabitating with and dating one of the informants whom she allegedly paid.
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Rubio says task force set up to address 'birth tourism' revoked 600 visas in one month
"The State Department will use all available tools to dismantle birth tourism networks and defend the integrity of U.S. citizenship," Rubio said.
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ICE agents may soon have gloves that can deliver electric shocks to combative individuals
To deliver the painful electric shock, they must be applied directly to someone's skin, which helps the officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the manufacturer.
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DOGE's first report touts $55 billion in savings, less than one month in
DOGE's website now features a comprehensive "wall of receipts" to substantiate its tally, as well as a list of the top ten agencies for contract savings.
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Acting Social Security Commissioner resigns over DOGE requests to access recipient data: Report
The sources claimed King refused to give the information to DOGE staffers at the administration, and the White House has replaced her with new acting Commissioner Leland Dudek.
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Pete Hegseth accuses IRS of rushing his audit, which claims he owes thousands of dollars
"Of course the outgoing Biden IRS rushed an “audit” of the incoming SecDef," Hegseth wrote. "Total sham. The party of 'norms' and 'decency' strikes again. We will never back down."
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Former special counsel Jack Smith reveals $140K 'gift' of free legal services: Report
The pro bono services were provided by the Washington, D.C. firm Covington & Burling.
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You Vote: Is the Trump admin being too aggressive in firing people and auditing federal agencies?
The Office of Personnel Management last week directed federal agencies to begin firing its employees who are still in their probationary period, despite having been employed for a year or more.
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DOGE asks the public for help weeding out waste and abuse at IRS, SEC
The plan includes drastically reducing wasteful government spending by ending unnecessary programs and trimming the federal workforce.
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Musk brings the receipts as polling shows Trump and DOGE have public backing despite critics
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk has attracted its fair share of critics, though the agenda of dramatically downsizing government itself appears to have overshadowed the negative press, smear campaigns and public suspicion of Musk.
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Trump administration fires hundreds of FAA employees as massive layoffs continue
The FAA has not stated how many people were laid off or their positions, but a union representing the employees, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, said nearly 300 of its members received termination notices.
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State Department removes statement from website that says it doesn't support Taiwan independence
The phrase was “we do not support Taiwan independence” was taken off a department fact sheet that was posted on the website.
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DOGE proposes ending paper checks sent out by government
"Deleting paper checks would save at least $750 million per year," the official DOGE page stated on the social media platform, X over the weekend.