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Narco interdiction at sea isn’t new, CBP, Coast Guard have been doing it for years
By early October, Trump told Congress the U.S. was engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels in the Caribbean. On Friday, he said he planned to provide more information to Congress about using the U.S. military to target drug cartel operations, The Center Square reported.
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Government shutdown halts visa, permanent resident approvals
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is a fee funded agency that allows it to accept foreign worker visa applications during federal funding lapses. However, the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for certifying necessary documents that immigrants or employers use to obtain work visas or permanent resident status.
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Trump administration seeks new offshore oil drilling leases along U.S. coasts by 2026: report
“This decision is not about energy dominance—it’s about donor dominance,” Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., said. “The Arctic Refuge is not for sale.”
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EEOC chairwoman looking into whether law firms' DEI practices violate Civil Rights Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans employers from discriminating against an someone due to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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'School officials need to be prosecuted': Girls allegedly forced to disrobe in front of male
Detransitioners get a personal meeting with Education Secretary Linda McMahon for fifth annual Detransitioner Awareness Day. District fights with teachers union in court over parental notification for gender transitions.
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Hunter Biden whistleblowers get promoted by Trump after Biden-era retaliation
The IRS agents who blew the whistle on the Biden administration's slow-walking of the federal investigation into Hunter Biden say they have been repeatedly retaliated against by their superiors. But now, the Trump administration is giving them a promotion.
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Documents show Veterans Affairs under Biden admin provided transgender treatments despite ban
The VA narrowly interpreted the regulations on “gender alterations,” holding that they only referred to the surgeries.
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HHS finds Maine guilty of Title IX violations for letting males play in girls' sports
Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School have 10 days to "voluntarily commit" to a resolution or "risk referral" to the Justice Department, HHS says.
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CDC whistleblower on MMR vaccine-autism study gains new attention after Weldon nomination pulled
"Many people feel big Pharma actually feared me more than they feared Bobby because of my credibility and my knowledge of science," says former congressman Dave Weldon, whose CDC nomination was pulled.
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Rubio announces more than 250 gang members deported to El Salvador from U.S.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wrote "oopsie" and "too late" on X alongside a news article about a federal judge trying to block President Trump from deporting 5 Venezuelans linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.
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Labor secretary says her agency saved taxpayers $30 million working with DOGE
"These program cancellations included $3M for 'transparency and accountability in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry,'" DOGE wrote.
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Still searching for COVID-19 origins five years after ‘Proximal Origin’ paper tried to end debate
More and more evidence points to the Wuhan lab as the origin of COVID-19, but answers are elusive, and a look at the issue without the filter of politics is rarer yet. The new Trump Administration has a chance to get answers about the pandemic five years after it changed the world — and five years after scientists tried to shut the lab leak debate down.
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Illegal border crossings drop to lowest levels in February in U.S. history
In February, 28,654 encounters and apprehensions of illegal border crossers were reported nationwide – a roughly 90% drop from the number reported in previous Februarys under the Biden administration.