Government
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DHS dismisses senior CBP official for allegedly leaking sensitive information: report
The official was not publicly identified
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Poll: Majority prefer Trump's immigration policies over Biden's
The poll from Napolitan News Service found that 52% prefer Trump's handling of the issues to 33% who prefer Biden's. The remaining 15% said they were not sure.
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Trump signs proclamation to 'unleash commercial fishing in the Atlantic,' ending Obama-era rules
The area affected is the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a federally protected marine zone east of Cape Cod that was originally created under former President Barack Obama to safeguard underwater ecosystems.
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Maine Rep. Golden, only House Dem to vote for CR, said measure not perfect but shutdown was worse
The House on Tuesday approved a temporary stopgap spending bill to fund the government until September.
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Illegal migrant who also is member of the terrorist group Hezbollah is set to be deported
Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, was taken into custody by border patrol agents on March 9.
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Libertarian Party throws support behind Massie in feud with Trump over CR
Massie stood by his commitment to vote against the resolution during the legislation's final passage in the House on Tuesday night. He was the sole Republican to oppose the bill, which passed in a 217-213 split.
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Luna secures enough signatures to force vote on parental proxy voting, despite leadership objections
The Republican lawmaker said that she crossed the necessary threshold to force the vote, after she secured 218 Congressional signatures. Luna said she expects the vote will be held when the House returns from recess.
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Former California lawmaker Katie Porter announces bid to replace Gavin Newsom as governor
Porter has spent three terms in the House, representing a swing district in Southern California. But she recently lost her bid for the Senate, finishing third behind Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey.
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Perkins Coie law firm sues Trump administration for pulling its security clearances
“The Order imposes these punishments as retaliation for the firm’s association with, and representation of, clients that the President perceives as his political opponents,” Perkins Coie wrote in the suit.
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GOP lawmakers call for Olympic committee to ban trans athletes from competing in women's sports
The lawmakers asked the committee to "reaffirm" their commitment to "upholding integrity in female sports" by only allowing biological women to compete against each other, and asked the next IOC president to do so the same.
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Judge blocks parts of Trump's order to nix security clearances for law firm linked to Steele Dossier
President Trump issued his executive order against the Perkins Coie law firm last week. Now, a federal judge has blocked, at least temporarily, Trump's efforts against the Steele Dossier-linked firm.
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Democratic Rep blows up after Republican refers to transgender lawmaker as 'mister'
Delaware Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride is the first transgender lawmaker elected to Congress.
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Education Department expected to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump moves to close down agency
The news comes the same day that the department announced it was canceling the lease on several offices in major cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.