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DOJ audits find about $2 million in questionable costs from crime victims grants

Trump battleship-building plan will cost $275 billion, shipyard capacity in doubt: CBO report

Each of the 15 nuclear-powered "Trump-class" battleships will cost more than $18 billion, which puts them in the range of the Navy's Ford-class super carriers.

Eight days of fury: Paper trail exposes FBI bid to probe Trump as Russian asset for firing Comey

When is lawfare disguised as justice? Newly declassified documents show the FBI opened a full investigtion over a sitting president after a firing that the Justice Department had itself recommended on non-Russia grounds. The question of what evidence should be required to be made clear before the Bureau investigates the president isn't a settled matter of history but an unresolved one about the standards still in place today.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche before Senate confirmation

Senate committee advances Blanche's bid to become permanent attorney general, setting up final vote

A Senate committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche's bid to become permanent AG, setting up a final vote.

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Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Trump administration to cut more than 500 jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency

A federal judge ruled on Monday that the Trump administration was not in compliance with his previous orders to restore operations of the VOA, according to the Associated Press.

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Bondi fires DOJ employee for allegedly flipping off National Guard member

Elizabeth Baxter reportedly works in the same building as paralegal Sean Charles Dunn, who allegedly threw a sandwich at a Border Protection officer.

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Chief Data Officer of Social Security resigns, citing 'culture of panic and dread'

The outlet notes that some of the young DOGE officials hired by Elon Musk were granted viewing privileges for the purpose of combating “waste, fraud and abuse” as seen by the Trump administration.

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FBI agent who blew whistle to protect women finally gets justice after nine-year battle

This story out of New Orleans comes just days after FBI Director Kash Patel announced that his agency had concluded agreements with 10 whistleblowers to restore their positions and security clearances, as well as to provide back pay.

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Pentagon to build new task force to counter drone threats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Department of Defense wants to address the growing threat and to improve its systems to protect people and equipment at home and overseas.

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DHS asks naval base near Chicago for immigration operations support

DHS asked Naval Station Great Lakes for “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs to support DHS operations,” according to base spokesperson Matt Mogle