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Trump administration cuts $1.5 billion in health, transportation funding for 4 blue states
The cuts are targeting “states fraught with waste and mismanagement,” an OMB spokesperson said
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US military strikes alleged drug-smuggling boat in Eastern Pacific, killing two 'narco-terrorists'
"On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM said
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Bessent defers questions about Trump IRS, Treasury lawsuit to Justice Department
Trump sued the department and agency last week for $10 billion over allegations they failed to prevent a former IRS contractor from leaking his tax returns, and those of his sons and his company, to news outlets.
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Trump administration plans to terminate controversial CHNV parole program
The department filed a notice with the federal register, which is expected to go live next week on March 25, and instructs migrants who used the program, to self-deport within one month of the policy change being published.
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Justice Department accuses judge overseeing Perkins Coie case of bias against Trump, urges recusal
The DOJ lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell to recuse herself from the case over the appearance of partiality, citing the current lawsuit.
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr urges companies looking to merge to end DEI policies
Carr said the FCC would be reviewing whether any of the companies seeking their approval still has "illegal" diversity policies, and that the commission would only move forward on a merger if it serves the public interest.
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Senators seek to restore $1 billion for meals at schools, elsewhere
“We write to express serious concerns regarding the cancellation of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs supporting local and regional food purchases providing assistance to those in need,” read the senators’ letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.
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Trump announces drafts of 'contracts' are being drawn up that divide land in Ukraine war
"I believe we’re going to pretty soon have a full ceasefire, and then we’re going to have a contract, and the contract’s being negotiated, the contract in terms of dividing up the lands, etc., etc. It’s being negotiated as we speak," he said.
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DHS eliminates multiple civil rights offices
The DHS accused the offices of infringing on the Trump administration's objectives, claiming they often slow the department down instead of supporting federal law enforcement efforts.
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Missouri moving to seize China-owned farmland, assets to collect landmark $24 billion judgment
Missouri's Attorney General Andrew Bailey says the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides a methodology for seizing and selling assets to collect on judgement against foreign powers.
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Intelligence agencies vow to keep Congress updated on foreign assassination efforts on Trump, others
The main hearing will take place next Wednesday, when Gabbard and the heads of the CIA, FBI, National Security Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency will meet with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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FCC wants to stop 'unregulated end-run' by banned Chinese telecom companies
The FCC has joined the fight in cracking down on the CCP's operations inside the United States with a new investigation into Chinese telecoms. Chairman Carr calls the investigation "sweeping."
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You Vote: How should Trump deal with the injunctions coming from District Judges across the country?
Multiple federal judges have recently blocked President Donald Trump's orders.