Federal Agencies
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ICE refuses to disclose records on Ilhan Omar fraud probe, cites ongoing ‘enforcement proceedings’
It's All in the Family: The agency claims that releasing documents related to an investigation into the lawmaker's alleged immigration fraud would, under the law, interfere with “enforcement proceedings.”
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DOJ busts massive sham marriage scheme tied to China, charges 11 people
The network, which ran from at least 2016 through July 2026, was based in New York City but functioned nationally and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals and United States citizens.
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Inside the FBI's two-tiered approach of attack: Aggressive on Trump, protective on Biden
The federal government's most powerful investigative agency spent four years applying double standards to two investigations of presidential candidates. At the same time, they were floating as credible allegations against one that its own agents doubted, yet treated corroborated tips about the other as foreign disinformation. No one has been seriously held accountable for the disparity.
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Self-deportation comes to Washington as bureaucrats abandon jobs ahead of Trump’s return
Trump has vowed to thoroughly overhaul the executive branch agencies, in part through his new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
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SEC authority hobbled again by federal appeals court, knocking down board diversity quota
"That is a public-shaming penalty for a corporation’s failure to abide by the Government’s diversity requirements," narrow 5th Circuit majority says. Minority says it's actually an expansion of government.
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Federal Aviation chief announces plans to resign in January
“The United States is the safest and most complex airspace in the world, and that is because of your commitment to the safety of the flying public,” Whitaker said. “This has been the best and most challenging job of my career.”
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FEMA officials attended climate confab in Middle East while agency took heat for hurricane response
Leaders at the conference approved an agreement that would require countries like the United States provide developing countries a combined $300 billion per year.
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Trump says he's meeting with Bezos next week
"Mark Zuckerberg has been over to see me, and I can tell you, Elon is another and Jeff Bezos is coming up next week. And I want to get ideas from them. Look, we want them to do well," Trump said after ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying to agency about the Bidens
Smirnov reportedly told the FBI handler in 2020 that Biden and his son accepted $5 million from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma several years prior. According to the court filing, the turned out to be false, "as the Defendant knew."
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Wray's departure opens door for FBI to turn page on decade of politicization, flubs
By stepping down, Christopher Wray clears the way for Donald Trump's new pick for director. Trump has sweeping plans for the bureau wracked by accusations of politicisation.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray announces resignation
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he is resigning as the leader of the agency