Federal Agencies
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Bessent says executive order requiring banks to collect citizenship info on customers 'in process'
Bessent said he does not believe the new order would be unreasonable and that the owners of his home in the United Kingdom need to know every person who lives in the building.
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GAO warns rising deficit could push annual interest payments on national debt past $1T
In fiscal 2025 alone, Treasury Department refinanced about $9.1 trillion in maturing debt and borrowed an additional $1.9 trillion to cover the deficit and manage cash balances.
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Federal agencies investigating claims Swalwell paid nanny who lacked work authorization
The Department of Labor and The Department of Homeland Security are investigating the allegations
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FBI launches investigation into ‘dishonest leakers’ who ‘undermine’ bureau mission
The FBI is launching a sweeping internal investigation into what it has deemed dishonest leaks to the media, as FBI Director Kash Patel seeks to reform the bureau and as the FBI conducts sensitive investigations tied to U.S. national security.
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HHS offers $25,000 buyout option to about 80,000 workers
The mass email was reportedly sent across HHS, which includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.
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Secret Service shoots man in 'armed confrontation' overnight near White House, agency says
The incident occurred near the intersection of 17th Street and F Street NW.
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Space Force unmanned X-37B test spaceplane returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit
SpaceX launched the Boeing-made X-37B plane in 2023 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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FEMA: Agency has fired more bosses in connection with hurricane recovery crews avoiding Trump homes
The internal FEMA probe into the incident resulted in three more terminations, but concludes political bias not a systemic issue.
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FBI adds Canadian national, former Olympian to most wanted list for alleged drug trafficking
The State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for the capture of 43-year-old Ryan Wedding, who competed in a snowboarding event for Canada during the 2002 winter Olympics.
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'Science should be an engine for freedom': NIH nominee Bhattacharya threatens Senate status quo
GOP chair demands Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya make an exception to his open-mindedness and not further study possible vaccine-autism link. Democrats back off COVID playbook, Sanders demands regulatory strongman.
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Doug Collins defends decision to cut VA jobs by 80,000 to make department more efficient
Collins said the department will conduct a thorough review of its operations and promised that the cuts would not impact “health care or benefits to veterans and VA beneficiaries."
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Intel officials say CCP leadership corruption report is on the way after Biden admin delay
The report could serve as a potent tool for leverage by highlighting the wealth discrepancy in China between the communist elites and the people, lawmakers say.
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Federal judicial board orders Agriculture Department to temporarily reinstate probationary employees
The new order will allow nearly 6,000 Department of Agriculture employees to resume their work for 45 days.