Federal Agencies
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Federal government planning 3 new Border Patrol stations, 2 checkpoints across Arizona
The proposed stations would be located in the Three Points, Casa Grande and Sonoita-Elgin areas and are expected to accommodate a combined 1,000 Border Patrol personnel.
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USAID watchdog's debarments expose two schemes diverting American foreign aid
An investigation by the watchdog for U.S. taxpayer-funded aid intended to help some of the world's most vulnerable people, found much of it was diverted for personal profit and, in one case, used as leverage for sexual exploitation, raising questions about how well American foreign assistance is monitored.
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Pentagon update to database brings total wounded in Iran war to 861
The new figures include 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines.
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Documents show Veterans Affairs under Biden admin provided transgender treatments despite ban
The VA narrowly interpreted the regulations on “gender alterations,” holding that they only referred to the surgeries.
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HHS finds Maine guilty of Title IX violations for letting males play in girls' sports
Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School have 10 days to "voluntarily commit" to a resolution or "risk referral" to the Justice Department, HHS says.
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CDC whistleblower on MMR vaccine-autism study gains new attention after Weldon nomination pulled
"Many people feel big Pharma actually feared me more than they feared Bobby because of my credibility and my knowledge of science," says former congressman Dave Weldon, whose CDC nomination was pulled.
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Rubio announces more than 250 gang members deported to El Salvador from U.S.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wrote "oopsie" and "too late" on X alongside a news article about a federal judge trying to block President Trump from deporting 5 Venezuelans linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.
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Labor secretary says her agency saved taxpayers $30 million working with DOGE
"These program cancellations included $3M for 'transparency and accountability in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry,'" DOGE wrote.
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Still searching for COVID-19 origins five years after ‘Proximal Origin’ paper tried to end debate
More and more evidence points to the Wuhan lab as the origin of COVID-19, but answers are elusive, and a look at the issue without the filter of politics is rarer yet. The new Trump Administration has a chance to get answers about the pandemic five years after it changed the world — and five years after scientists tried to shut the lab leak debate down.
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Illegal border crossings drop to lowest levels in February in U.S. history
In February, 28,654 encounters and apprehensions of illegal border crossers were reported nationwide – a roughly 90% drop from the number reported in previous Februarys under the Biden administration.
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Social Security no longer accepting bank account changes over phone to combat fraud
"All other SSA telephone services remain unchanged," the agency says
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NASA launches rescue mission for stranded astronauts on International Space Station
The stranded astronauts are expected to return to Earth by next weekend.
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ICE nabs over 200 in Virginia
The operation focused on “transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious illegal alien offenders” in Northern Virginia between March 1 and 13. The arrests included individuals allegedly connected to “notorious MS-13 and 18th Street gangs.”