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Trump to bring message on expanded executive power to a diminished Congress
WASHINGTON — In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump opened with an appeal for unity, a condemnation of hate…
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Rep. Garcia draws scrutiny from Trump Justice official over his Musk comments
WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democratic darling from Long Beach, is facing scrutiny from President Trump’s Department of Justice for…
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Trump administration launches review of California's high-speed rail spending
The Trump administration has launched a compliance review into California’s high-speed rail project, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy…
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Trump Education Department cancels $262 million in 'divisive' diversity grants
The Trump administration will cancel $262 million in grants earmarked for meetings and reports on diversity needs in K-12 schools, The…
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Trump Education Department cancels $226 million in 'divisive' diversity grants
The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled $226 million in federal grants earmarked for meetings and reports on diversity needs in…
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Justice Department official urges quick dismissal of criminal case against New York City mayor
At an extraordinary hearing Wednesday, the Justice Department's second-in-command demanded that a judge dismiss corruption charges against…
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Trump's Transportation Department moves to kill congestion pricing in Manhattan
The Trump administration said Wednesday it is canceling federal approval of New York City's controversial congestion-pricing program that…
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Trump instructs Justice Department to fire Biden-era U.S. attorneys
President Trump called on the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration. Source link
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Trump’s Border Czar Takes War on AOC to the Justice Department
Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan is desperate for the Department of Justice to scrape up some reason he can go after Representative…
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Analysis: Trump vowed to take politics out of prosecutions. The Eric Adams case tells a different story
WASHINGTON — On her first day as President Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi promised to remove politics from criminal prosecutions and…
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Justice Department independence threatened as Trump team asserts power over cases and staff
Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not "play politics."…
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Justice Department formally asks court to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
The Justice Department formally asked a federal judge Friday night to drop the criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, moving to…
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DOGE impersonators demand sensitive information at S.F. City Hall, flee before deputies arrive, authorities say
Authorities believe three unidentified men posing as federal officials attempted to seize sensitive information from San Francisco City…
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Education Department probes transgender policies in suburban D.C. schools
The Department of Education is investigating five Virginia school districts that have kept transgender-inclusive policies in spite of…
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Layoffs Begin at Energy Department, Part of Trump Purge
The Energy Department began laying off staff as the Trump administration accelerated sweeping cuts across the government, according to…
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U.S. Education Department investigating CIF over policy allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports
A day after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is opening a Title IX investigation into the California Interscholastic…
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Huntington Beach's city attorney joins Trump's Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Michael Gates, Huntington Beach’s city attorney for the last decade and tireless antagonist of the state’s liberal politics,…
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California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to UC, CSU other universities
California joined 21 Democratic-run states Monday in a lawsuit to stop cuts to billions of dollars in NIH funding that supports medical…
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A pivotal senator says he extracted vaccine concessions from RFK Jr. Was he played?
In the days leading up to a pivotal vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to become America’s top heath official, all eyes were…
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Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that…
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Judge declines to block DOGE from Labor Department data, despite "concerns"
A federal judge issued a ruling Friday declining to block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing personal…
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WTF Is DOGE Doing in Department in Charge of Nuclear Weapons?
The Department of Energy on Friday tried to clarify why one of Elon Musk’s DOGE underlings was granted access to the department’s I.T.…
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Elon Musk to Install DOGE Crony Amid Treasury Department Takeover
One of Elon Musk’s allies, Tom Krause, is going to be installed in a senior position in charge of America’s critical payment systems.…
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Chaos Erupts at Education Department as Members of Congress Locked Out
In a wild scene, federal officers are blocking Democratic members of Congress from entering the Department of Education. Members of…