Federal Agencies
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Trump admin probe formally accuses Harvard of violating civil rights of Jewish, Israeli students
“Harvard’s public pledges to improve its disciplinary framework for harassment and misconduct are inadequate to meaningfully address these serious findings,” HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Paula Stannard said.
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Federal authorities make more arrests at LA address linked to Iranian 'human smuggling' network
The latest arrests happened after seven others were arrested at the same address on Napa Street in North Hills earlier in the week. Some of those arrested were on the FBI Terror Watchlist.
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DOJ settles with Hewlett Packard Enterprise over Juniper Networks acquisition
The agreement is subject to final court approval
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FBI Director Patel says agency working with law enforcement to investigate recent swatting incidents
Patel said that the FBI is working with local media to investigate swatting incidents against media figures.
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FBI assures Congress it is investigating leakers inside the bureau
Congress is concerned about leaks from inside federal agencies, especially related to planned ICE raids, because of potential interference with law enforcement operations. The FBI is promising Congress that it is investigating a slew of leaks that often end up in the media.
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Obama rule banning racial disparities in school discipline could be nixed
Under the federal guidance, schools are required to discipline students equally by race, regardless of how much students actually acted up and needed discipline. Schools that refused to do so could lose federal funding.
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Tom Homan warns Hochul ICE could flood New York if it fails to comply with immigration crackdown
“Sanctuary cities are going to get exactly what they don’t want: more agents in the community,” Homan said. “New York State, you’ve got to change your sanctuary status and if you don’t, get out of the way. We’re going to do our job."
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NIH funds study on the health effects of ultra processed foods
Study payed participants to eat ultra processed foods for a month and monitored health results.
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EPA to review ‘waters of the United States’ with the goal of reducing red tape and permitting costs
Farmers, landowners and businesses have had to obtain costly federal permits or faced fines for failing to gain those permits for activities on areas defined as "waters of the United States," even on private land.
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Trump administration cancels more than 200K government credit cards
The announcement comes shortly after the department said it found more than 5,500 Small Business Administration loans were awarded to children who were 11 years or younger, which equaled $312 million.
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FBI attempts to restore trust by delivering subpoenaed documents ahead of House deadline
The first batch of documents included information pertaining to the FBI’s inquiries into threats to school administrators, and the pipe bombs discovered near the Republican and Democratic national headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021.
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You Vote: In ending 83% of all USAID programs, did Sec. of State Rubio go too far?
"The 5,200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States," said Rubio on X.
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Gabbard pulls security clearances for Blinken, Jake Sullivan and other prominent Democrats
"I have revoked security clearances and barred access to classified information for ... Blinken, Jake Sullivan ... along with the 51 signers of the Hunter Biden 'disinformation' letter," Gabbard posted on X.