Federal Agencies
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Trump administration releases hundreds of thousands of MLK assassination files
The files come after President Donald Trump ordered agencies to declassify documents involving the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, former Attorney General Robert Kennedy and King.
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More declassified docs show Comey swayed by mysterious intel reports to end Clinton email inquiry
Bombshell declassified docs show how Comey FBI mishandled its investigation into Hillary Clinton's illicit private email server and buried key evidence.
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District Court judges in New Jersey to decide whether Alina Habba remains as state's US attorney
Alina Habba has been the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey since late March and is approaching the end of her 120-day term on Tuesday
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FDIC leader announces he will resign after successor is confirmed amid report of 'toxic' environment
The announcement comes months after House Republicans launched an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the FDIC.
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Secretary of State Blinken rips 'shameful' ICC arrest warrant applications for Israeli officials
"We reject the Prosecutor’s equivalence of Israel with Hamas. It is shameful," Blinken says
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ICE confirms two Jordanian nationals in custody after attempted security breach at Quantico base
The pair tried to drive into the base authorized and they were detained
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'Yes, we did' fund Wuhan gain-of-function research, 'virtually every lab' does it: NIH official
"The broad definition is lab jargon" without regulatory relevance, and it's not dangerous, Lawrence Tabak tells COVID subcommittee. GOP reads from damning unreleased emails about evading FOIA, misleading NIH.
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Manchin leads effort to overturn new retirement investment advice rule
The Labor Department said the current definition of an investment advice fiduciary was written in the 1970s, before 401ks were created, and back when individual retirement accounts were rare.
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Putin signs military cooperation statement with Xi during meeting in Beijing
The visit marks 75 years of relations between China and Russia.
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Bezos hosted Treasury officials to discuss private sector climate action: FOIA documents show
The meetings, uncovered by Protecting the Public’s Trust, highlight role of some private sector leaders in forwarding climate agenda.
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Feds suspend money for Wuhan Institute of Virology funder EcoHealth Alliance, propose ban
"NIH’s conclusion that WIV research likely violated protocols of the NIH regarding biosafety is undisputed," HHS says. COVID subcommittee chair emphasizes its own investigation "far from over."
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DOJ lacking appeal process for whistleblowers with revoked security clearances violates law: OIG
"DOJ policy does not include an OIG appeal process for employees whose security clearance has been suspended for more than 1 year and who allege retaliation, as required by federal statute," the DOJ Inspector General found
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DOJ claims Boeing violated five-year settlement that helped it avoid prosecution
The aerospace company reached the $2.5 billion settlement deal with the DOJ related to a fraud allegation of misleading the federal regulators who approved the Max 737 planes. In exchange for the payment, they would not be prosecuted on the fraud charge.