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Watch Live: Trump delivers remarks during a Black History Month reception
The event is taking place in the East Room and features leaders from the black community.
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Banks urges Bondi to investigate foreign funding behind anti-ICE protests
"Foreign principals should not dictate America’s immigration policy, and they should not encourage American citizens or guests of this country to obstruct law enforcement," Sen. Jim Banks said
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Trump warns UK against giving away island with U.S. base in Indian Ocean
Mauritius has never governed the Chagos islands, but maintains a claim to sovereignty.
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SEC authority hobbled again by federal appeals court, knocking down board diversity quota
"That is a public-shaming penalty for a corporation’s failure to abide by the Government’s diversity requirements," narrow 5th Circuit majority says. Minority says it's actually an expansion of government.
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Comer weighs in on race for top Democrat on House Oversight: 'I'm a big AOC fan'
Ocasio-Cortez threw her hat into the ring to replace Raskin last week, challenging Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly for the position. Raskin announced that he was looking to move to the House Judiciary Committee in the next Congress instead.
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Number of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status under Biden jumped 240% since 2021, data shows
The Biden administration’s massive expansion of use of the status has drawn criticisms suggesting it has worsened the migrant crisis and granted illegal immigrants de facto amnesty. More than a million immigrants have been granted TPS, data shows.
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New York and New Jersey senators seek federal briefing on NJ drones
Although the federal government maintains that it does not know much about the drones, the Pentagon and White House bothsaid they have seen no evidence that the drones are from a foreign entity.
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Trump faces first big hurdle as House, Senate leaders grapple with legislative strategy
While many of Trump’s efforts are likely to come through executive action, his immigration and tax policies will require him go through the legislature, at least in part. But key figures in each chamber of Congress appear divided on how to do so.
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You Vote: Has the OIG report changed your opinion of the FBI's actions on Jan. 6?
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Comer probes federal agency's promotion of false and inflammatory social media post on Trump
The post, which was shared on the agency's account late last month, implied that under a Trump administration a military draft would be mandatory. The post was only on the agency's X account for one hour before it was removed.
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Federal Aviation chief announces plans to resign in January
“The United States is the safest and most complex airspace in the world, and that is because of your commitment to the safety of the flying public,” Whitaker said. “This has been the best and most challenging job of my career.”
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Virginia county votes to install governing body over local library after backlash from LGBTQ books
The chair of the Warren County board, Cheryl Cullers, was the sole vote against the move.
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FEMA officials attended climate confab in Middle East while agency took heat for hurricane response
Leaders at the conference approved an agreement that would require countries like the United States provide developing countries a combined $300 billion per year.