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U.S. State Department providing $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia under new president

DOJ audits find about $2 million in questionable costs from crime victims grants

One audit involving Nevada’s Division of Child and Family Services identified more than $365,000 in questioned costs at Miracle Minds Therapy, also known as United Citizens Foundation

Trump battleship-building plan will cost $275 billion, shipyard capacity in doubt: CBO report

Each of the 15 nuclear-powered "Trump-class" battleships will cost more than $18 billion, which puts them in the range of the Navy's Ford-class super carriers.

Eight days of fury: Paper trail exposes FBI bid to probe Trump as Russian asset for firing Comey

When is lawfare disguised as justice? Newly declassified documents show the FBI opened a full investigtion over a sitting president after a firing that the Justice Department had itself recommended on non-Russia grounds. The question of what evidence should be required to be made clear before the Bureau investigates the president isn't a settled matter of history but an unresolved one about the standards still in place today.

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Narco interdiction at sea isn’t new, CBP, Coast Guard have been doing it for years

By early October, Trump told Congress the U.S. was engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels in the Caribbean. On Friday, he said he planned to provide more information to Congress about using the U.S. military to target drug cartel operations, The Center Square reported.

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Government shutdown halts visa, permanent resident approvals

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is a fee funded agency that allows it to accept foreign worker visa applications during federal funding lapses. However, the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for certifying necessary documents that immigrants or employers use to obtain work visas or permanent resident status.

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Trump administration seeks new offshore oil drilling leases along U.S. coasts by 2026: report

“This decision is not about energy dominance—it’s about donor dominance,” Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., said. “The Arctic Refuge is not for sale.”

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U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to South America as Trump ramps up anti-drug operations

The move aims to “bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States,” the Pentagon says

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Americans on Social Security will see 2.8% benefits boost next year

The Social Security Administration made the announcement following the release of Consumer Price Index inflation data, which showed that inflation rose at an annual rate of 3% in September.

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'Something has to give' watchdog warns as national debt climbs rapidly toward $39 trillion

'We’re on course to spend $1 trillion just on interest payments on the national debt this year, exceeding our spending on our national defense. Something has to give – and eventually it will, whether we are prepared for it or not,' Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says. Data show the rate of climb has reached $69k per second this year.

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Social Security retirement benefits to increase about $56 per month next year

“Social Security is a promise kept, and the annual cost-of-living adjustment is one way we are working to make sure benefits reflect today’s economic realities and continue to provide a foundation of security,” SSA Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano said

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