Federal Agencies
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DOJ accuses Iranian-Californian tech CEO of supplying US equipment to Iranian military
The Justice Department said 63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi of Newport Coast, California, has been charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
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DOJ charges foreign nationals working at NIH with smuggling monkeypox into US, lying about it
They have been charged with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and giving false statements to federal law enforcement.
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Oz says he trusts Trump's judgment in appointing Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
Trump announced the appointment earlier Tuesday and Pulte will replace Tulsi Gabbard in the post. Gabbard revealed last month that she would resign June 30 to support her husband in his battle with a rare form of bone cancer.
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Iranian woman living in Los Angeles arrested for alleged trafficking of military equipment
Authorities said Mafi left Iran in 2013 and obtained permanent U.S. residency in 2016 during the Obama administration.
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DOJ says Mamdani would be sued if he tries requiring white neighborhoods to pay higher property tax
Harmeet Dhillon, U.S. assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, was responding to a post about a New York Post front page from the NYC mayoral campaign.
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New DOJ fraud division disrupts $340M in fraud schemes
One of the biggest cases handled by the new division so far was the sentencing of the defendant accused of being involved in the child nutrition fraud scheme that has cost more than $250 million.
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Commerce secretary rips Canada on trade: ‘Worst strategy’
“They suck,” Lutnick said at Semafor’s World Economy Summit
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Two U.S. Army soldiers injured in bear attack
The troops from the 11th Airborne Division
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FBI director says he is suing Atlantic on Monday over story claiming alcohol abuse
"Yes, for defamation and because, you know what? We have to fight back against fake news," he says.
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DOE decides to fund stalled Louisiana carbon capture hub
In testimony Wednesday at a fiscal 2027 budget hearing, Wright announced the completion of a monthslong review of about 2,200 projects approved during the Biden presidency, which includes Project Cypress, an initiative with sites at the Port of Caddo-Bossier and in Calcasieu Parish.
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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.