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Trump administration plans to spend hundreds of millions to counter growing Chinese influence
The administration notified Congress last week that it intends to spend nearly $176 million to replace outdated and undersea telecommunications cables in the Caribbean and Central America.
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Democratic Kentucky Gov. Beshear demands McConnell speak up or resign
Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, said in his letter that the speculation surrounding McConnell's long absence could be "avoided with the minimal amount of transparency."
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National Intelligence completes fifth round of layoffs, slashing 30% of staff, Pulte says
Pulte said the level of staffing at the agency is down 30% from where it was weeks ago, after several rounds of layoffs. Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard laid off 500 people, which the office said at that point was 30% of its staff.
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Trump issues presidential memorandum directing Homeland Security, OMB to pay TSA workers
Trump said he has ordered the DHS and OMB to use funds that have a reasonable "nexus" to TSA operations to provide TSA employees with the compensation and benefits they would have received without the shutdown.
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Fraud Task Force: Minnesota SNAP receipts not available
The task force included various cabinet secretaries and members of the Trump administration including U.S. Homeland Security advisor Stephen Miller, FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson, and Vance.
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Democrat dream of erasing Trump legacy will be expensive and probably impossible
While Democrats will try to erase any impression of Trump’s presidency, that will be a difficult task that if taken on, will take years to accomplish.
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GOP House rep urges ouster of John Thune from leadership
"We should call on Thune to step aside," Rep. John Rose said
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Trump turns up the heat on DEI in federal contracting
On Jan. 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order calling for the elimination of all DEI programs and offices within the federal government.
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Supreme Court ruling Cox not liable for user copyright infringement big win for online providers
Major record labels including Sony Music Entertainment sued Cox, accusing the company of failing to adequately address repeated infringement notices and of not terminating service to known infringers.
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Johnson to move short-term DHS spending bill instead of Senate package: Report
The temporary funding measure would reportedly fund all of DHS for 60 days
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Iran-linked group hacks Kash Patel's personal email: report
Handala Hack Team said on its website that FBI Director Kash Patel "will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims."
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House Ethics panel finds Dem Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of campaign finance violations
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick illicitly funneled millions of dollars to her campaign and committed various campaign finance infractions, according to a House Ethics subcommittee
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Fulton County to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI
“Despite years of investigations of the 2020 election," the FBI had not “identified facts that establish probable cause that anyone committed a crime," Fulton County's attorneys wrote