Federal Agencies
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NIH ends funding for research using aborted fetal tissue
“NIH is pushing American biomedical science into the 21st century,” NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said
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FCC guidance requires daytime, late-night talk shows to offer equal time for candidate interviews
"For years, legacy TV networks assumed that their late night & daytime talk shows qualify as 'bona fide news' programs - even when motivated by purely partisan political purposes," FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said
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Ivy League, pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil likely to be deported to Algeria: DHS
“It is a privilege, not a right, to be in this country to live or to study,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said of green card and visa holders
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Feds endanger women, kids by trampling state laws on abortion, 'gender affirming' care: lawsuits
Texas family doctor faces federal prison, six-figure fines if she "guesses wrong" on whether HHS rules on "reproductive health care" preempt her own state's. GOP states take over emergency doctors' suit against loosened abortion drug rules.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon to conclude prison sentence next week
Bannon is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
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U.S. investigating unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel plan to attack Iran
According to a report, the documents were shared with Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
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‘Disaster Equity:’ FEMA shifted focus to migrants, climate and DEI
Many Americans assume FEMA is only focused on helping respond to disaster, but they are wrong.
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Biden administration invokes wartime power after IV shortage from Hurricane Helene
IV fluid manufacturer Baxter said the rain from Helene damaged its plant in North Cove, North Carolina
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Biden-Harris admin. hasn't provided Congress with status of lost unaccompanied minors: Grassley
Grassley's office said the reports are "overdue," noting in a press release that the "current administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) hasn’t completed a single annual report on its immigration-related expenditures, policies or statistics since taking office."
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'Zombie Chevron': Feds have unchecked power under appeals ruling on abortion funding, groups warn
"If scores of federal agencies can attach thousands of strings to billions of federal dollars" apart from the "clear statement" judicial doctrine, "that is a very big deal," Republican attorneys general tell full 6th Circuit, seeking rehearing.
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DHS offers temporary protections for Lebanese nationals in US, allows them to apply for work permits
Lebanese nationals "continuously residing in the United States since October 16, 2024" will be eligible to file initial applications for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
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Independent panel probing Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs 'fundamental reform'
In a 52-page report released Thursday morning, the panel said the agency failed to properly secure the building that the gunman stood on when he shot into the Trump rally.
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FBI 2023 crime data news release doesn't mention 2022 violent crime data was revised higher: Report
In September 2023, the FBI reported that the nation’s violent crime rate fell by 2.1% but the FBI "quietly revised those numbers, releasing new data that shows violent crime increased in 2022 by 4.5%," according to RealClearPolitics.