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Oversight Dems ask for multi-inspectors general probe of Trump Cabinet Signal chat

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are asking the inspectors general at national security agencies whose leaders discussed a...

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Bondi deflects on potential Signal probe: Information 'not classified'

Attorney General Pam Bondi declined to say whether the Justice Department was investigating national security leaders’ use of Signal to discuss an...

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Gabbard says it was 'mistake' for reporter to be added to Signal group chat

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called it a “mistake” to have added a journalist to a Signal group chat discussing an imminent...

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Trump officials face records lawsuit over Signal chat

A government watchdog group is suing national security leaders for their use of Signal to discuss military actions, saying the move violated the...

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DHS suspends green card processing for refugees, asylees

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it is pausing review of green card applications for some refugees and asylees, leaving in limbo those...

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Top Intel Democrat calls for Hegseth and Waltz to resign

Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration for using a Signal chat to discuss...

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Law firms divided over response to Trump orders

The diverging paths taken by three law firms targeted by the Trump administration show a major divide over how the legal community is responding to a...

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Judge won't lift block on Trump use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg declined to lift a restraining order barring the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to...

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Trump topples civil rights offices at DHS

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday eliminated numerous civil rights offices, ending oversight of its immigration policies and avenues for...

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House Democrats launch investigation of DHS ads on Trump immigration policies

House Democrats are launching an investigation into an ad campaign from the Trump administration on its immigration policies, saying it may have...

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Judge vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of whether Trump administration violated deportation flight order

A federal judge chastised a Justice Department attorney Friday, expressing doubt about the legality of the Trump administration's use of the Alien...

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House Democrats ask GAO to review DOGE impact at DHS

House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for an accounting of the Department of...

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US Institute of Peace sues to block 'literal trespass and takeover' by DOGE

The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is asking a court to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from dismantling the agency, saying it...

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Inter-American Foundation sues to block takeover as DOJ says Trump can appoint new leaders

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday defended the right of President Trump to dismantle two development organizations in the face of a lawsuit from...

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DOJ again refuses to share info with judge on Venezuelan deportation flights

The Justice Department (DOJ) once again rebuffed a federal judge’s demands to provide a rationale for why it was declining to provide information...

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Rehired probationary workers can't be placed on administrative leave, judge says

A federal judge told the Trump administration late Monday that fired probationary workers must be returned to their old jobs, not just placed on...

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Trump clash with courts on Venezuela flights cues concerns of constitutional crisis

The Trump administration’s removal of more than 130 Venezuelans amid a court battle to block their deportation has ignited alarm it may have...

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ACLU challenges White House claim it did not defy court order on Venezuelan migrants

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) questioned Monday whether the White House violated a court order directing it to turn around planes carrying...

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Meet Ed Martin, Trump’s ‘ball of fire’ top prosecutor in DC

Ed Martin is not a typical pick for a U.S. attorney. President Trump’s choice to lead the federal office in D.C. has never been a prosecutor –...

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TSA union sues Noem over stripping of bargaining rights

The union for Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) employees is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she said she was ending a...

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Trump administration resumes immigrant family detentions

The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants, a legal nonprofit said, reigniting a controversial practice largely curtailed...

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USAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and outside groups are fighting an order from the agency’s leadership to shred and burn...

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Perkins Coie sues over Trump's order stripping security clearances

Law firm Perkins Coie has launched a suit to challenge President Trump’s stripping of security clearances for lawyers at the firm, saying it was...

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Fired special counsel says he was preparing push to return all fired probationary employees to their job

Former special counsel Hampton Dellinger said he was planning to pursue legal action to restore all fired probationary workers back to their posts...

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DOJ official says she was dismissed after not recommending Mel Gibson's gun rights be restored

The head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) office that makes pardon recommendations to the president said she was fired after refusing to sign off on...

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DHS highlights self-deportation feature for migrants in new app

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new app where migrants can indicate they plan to “self-deport.” The CBP Home app appears...

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Read: House Republicans' stopgap funding bill

House Republicans over the weekend rolled out a short-term government funding plan, kicking off a crucial stretch for GOP leadership to lock down...

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Fired special counsel: 'I don't think we have watchdog agencies anymore'

The ousted head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) said his removal by President Trump is among a series of firings that have taken a wrecking...

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Former FEMA CEO sues after firing over New York grant to house migrants

The former chief executive officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has sued over her termination last month, saying her firing flouted...

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Durbin asks for bar investigation into Bove over Adams case

Senate Judiciary Democrats filed a complaint against Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove with the New York State Bar, asking for an investigation...

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GSA identifies hundreds of 'non-core' federal properties amid Trump admin's DOGE cuts

The General Services Administration (GSA) on Tuesday released a list of nearly 450 federal buildings it may seek to sell — including major real...

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Inside Trump’s federal worker firings

President Trump’s widespread firings of federal employees has reached every level of government, but critics say his selection of who to axe is...

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OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs

A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn...

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Federal employment board pauses firing of 6 probationary staffers

A quasi-judicial board has temporarily blocked the firing of six federal employees who were terminated as the Trump administration directed agencies...

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Trump pitches 'gold card' as replacement for EB5 investor visa

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would be revamping the U.S. investor visa, increasing the funds required to secure the status while...

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Dan Goldman looks to be 'the man in the arena' against Trump

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) wasn’t planning to run for Congress after his stint as the lead counsel on President Trump’s first impeachment. If...

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Special counsel determines some probationary layoffs violate law, asks for intervention

The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that six probationary employees were improperly terminated, asking an employment body to...

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OPM tells HR leaders that response to Musk is 'voluntary'

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informed agency leaders that employee response to an email asking for a recap of what they accomplished last...

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Oversight Democrats warn Trump on plans to 'dismantle' Postal Service

Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee on Saturday urged President Trump to abandon plans to reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) after...

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Democrats launch probe into Musk's White House role

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are launching a probe into Elon Musk’s status as a government employee, citing conflicting...

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DOGE efforts to access private data spark sharp pushback

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to tap into databases across the government is facing broad pushback from a...

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DHS fires roughly 400 probationary employees

The Department of Homeland Security has fired approximately 400 probationary employees across the department, pledging to remove more. The firings...

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Judge bars firing of intelligence officers working on DEI issues

A federal judge temporarily barred two intelligence agencies from terminating employees who had been assigned to work on diversity efforts. The order...

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National Science Foundation cuts 10 percent of staff

Nearly 170 employees at the National Science Foundation (NSF) who were still on probation were fired by the Trump administration on Tuesday, union...

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Trump, Musk's latest moves to shrink the federal workforce explained

President Trump and right-hand man Elon Musk have rolled out a series of moves to cull the federal workforce, forging ahead with numerous methods to...

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OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials met with agency leaders across government Thursday and directed them to begin firing employees still in...

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Judge temporarily reinstates head of whistleblower office fired by Trump

A federal judge late Wednesday agreed to a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump from firing the head of the Office of the Special...

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OPM: 75,000 workers took Trump, Musk government buyout

Roughly 75,000 federal workers across government have accepted a buyout offer, taking an unusual deal spearheaded by the Trump administration as it...

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ACLU sues Trump administration for access to migrants detained in Guantánamo Bay

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Trump administration Wednesday to gain access to migrants being housed at a facility in Guantánamo...

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Judge won't halt Trump, Musk federal worker buyout program

A federal judge declined to further pause a federal government buyout program, enabling the government to forge ahead with its "Fork in the Road"...

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