Government
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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oz, who gained political prominence after he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, is most known for his television show, The Dr. Oz Show, which ran for 13 seasons. Oz is a physician and heart surgeon.
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HHS staff to brief House committee on mass firings as other changes are made to department
HHS laid off approximately 10,000 employees as part of its latest restructuring on Tuesday, which comes as the Trump administration works to reorganize the whole government workforce.
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Treasury Department evacuated over suspicious package
The call came in at approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern and the D.C. Metropolitan police were also called to the scene. The department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team eventually deemed the area safe.
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Federal agencies offer second round of buyouts as mass firings continue
The government initially offered a sweeping buyout to federal employees to resign and secure pay through Sept. 30.
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Federal judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Adams
Judge Dale E. Ho dismissed the case "with prejudice."
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GOP senators plan to bypass parliamentarian to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts
The parliamentarian is a tool that is often used in the Senate by the majority party under a process called budget reconciliation which allows them to avert a filibuster.
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DOGE employee now heads US Institute of Peace, according to court filing
The filing Monday states that two board members from the Institute of Peace have authorized replacing its temporary president with tech entrepreneur and DOGE official Nate Cavanaugh.
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Here is a look at what tariffs are expected to hit Wednesday, on Trump's 'liberation day'
The White House on Tuesday said the president would reveal even broader tariffs than he has already indicated during an event on Wednesday afternoon in the Rose Garden.
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House DOGE subcommittee to hold hearing on reducing federal real estate
The hearing, titled “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio," will examine the management of federal real estate and whether it's cost-effective for American taxpayers.
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Army releases final name of the four soldiers who died in Lithuania
The three soldiers have been identified as 25-year-old Sgt. Jose Duenez of Joliet, Illinois; 25-year-old Sgt. Edvin F. Franco of Glendale, California; and 21-year-old Pfc. Dante D. Taitano of Dededo, Guam.
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Federal judge declines to transfer pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to Louisiana
Farbiarz, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, determined that he has jurisdiction over the case because Khalil was being detained in New Jersey when his lawyer filed the challenge.
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Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech on Senate floor
Booker, who's speech was a protest of the current Trump administration, passed Thurmond's record at 7:19 p.m. Eastern. The senator claimed he would be speaking for as long as he was "physically able."
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Hunter Biden agrees to give up law license in Washington DC
The board on Tuesday recommended that the D.C. Court of Appeals, which has final say on all attorney discipline cases, accept Biden's consent to disbarment.