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Pentagon agrees to work with Agriculture Department on sharing information on farm vulnerabilities
The new memorandum builds on the National Farm Security Action Plan by creating a new partnership between USDA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Trump manufacturing chief debunks Democratic talking point on tariffs
Navarro declared that the biggest Democratic "lie" about the tariffs harming a "blue collar revival," was false because the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index for January showed that manufacturing was expanding.
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Trump agrees to invite all US governors to annual event after backlash for excluding Democrats
The White House meeting will be part of a three-day summit in the nation's capital that will take place from Feb. 19 to Feb. 21. The meeting and dinner are scheduled for Feb. 20.
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Federal judge refuses to block DOGE access to Labor Department systems
"On the current record, plaintiffs have failed to establish standing," U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote. "So although the Court harbors concerns about defendants' alleged conduct, it must deny plaintiffs' motion at this time."
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Federal judge blocks portions of Texas law focused on protecting minors from harmful online content
The Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, or SCOPE Act, requires digital service providers to prevent minors from gaining access to harmful content on the Internet.
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Trump scores win for special needs families, allowing work centers for disabled adults to continue
The congressman claimed people on the left have tried to shut down the places because they pay the workers less than minimum wage. However, the disabled adults are frequently given some other form of government assistance, he said.
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Russell Vought takes over as new acting head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Report
Trump has not indicated who the long-term leader will be, but CFPB directors are appointed to five year terms.
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Air traffic controllers say FAA hiring practices, ‘immunity program,’ led to DC plane crash
Air traffic controllers say an FAA “immunity program” fails to hold people accountable for their mistakes, even with deadly consequences.
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Blackburn talks changing media landscape and civil contempt case with reporter Catherine Herridge
Herridge is currently being held in civil contempt of court because she refused to give up sources in her national security reporting for Fox News.
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Trump nominees, COVID dissenters launch science journal to restore 'open scientific discourse'
Journal of the Academy of Public Health, whose founders include NIH and FDA nominees, goes against the grain with paid peer review, transparency, absence of gatekeeping. Critics call it a "grift," hypocritical.
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Trump pulls Biden's security clearance, ending access to classified documents
"There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings."
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Justice Department opens inquiry into people who threatened DOGE employees
Acting US Attorney for DC Ed Martin announced the pending inquiry, but did not name any individuals who would be targeted.
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Trump: Japanese-owned Nippon Steel will invest into but not own U.S. Steel
"We didn't want to see that leave and it wouldn't actually leave, but the concept psychologically not good," Trump says. "So they've agreed to invest heavily into U.S. Steel as opposed to own it and that sounds very exciting."