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January jobs report delayed indefinitely by government shutdown
BLS postpones release as shutdown suspends data collection for fourth time in 18 months
January jobs report delayed indefinitely by government shutdown
BLS postpones release as shutdown suspends data collection for fourth time in 18 months
Federal judges block IRS from sharing addresses with ICE
Two federal judges halt IRS-ICE data sharing deal affecting 47,000 taxpayers
Federal judges block IRS from sharing addresses with ICE
Two federal judges halt IRS-ICE data sharing deal affecting 47,000 taxpayers
Trump administration tests census citizenship question in Alabama and South Carolina
Census Bureau uses citizenship question in Alabama and South Carolina field test for the first time in 75 years
Trump administration tests census citizenship question in Alabama and South Carolina
Census Bureau uses citizenship question in Alabama and South Carolina field test for the first time in 75 years
House passes SAVE America Act 218-213, sending proof-of-citizenship voting bill to Senate
GOP passes SAVE Act requiring 21 million eligible voters to show citizenship documents
House passes SAVE America Act 218-213, sending proof-of-citizenship voting bill to Senate
GOP passes SAVE Act requiring 21 million eligible voters to show citizenship documents
Liam Conejo Ramos Expedited Deportation Hearing
DHS seeks expedited deportation of five-year-old just days after judge-ordered release
Liam Conejo Ramos Expedited Deportation Hearing
DHS seeks expedited deportation of five-year-old just days after judge-ordered release
Medicaid-ICE Data Sharing Forces Hospital Warnings
CMS shares 79 million Medicaid patients' addresses with ICE for deportations
Medicaid-ICE Data Sharing Forces Hospital Warnings
CMS shares 79 million Medicaid patients' addresses with ICE for deportations
DOJ hires 33 new immigration judges after firing 100+ last year
33 new immigration judges sworn in, half with military backgrounds
DOJ hires 33 new immigration judges after firing 100+ last year
33 new immigration judges sworn in, half with military backgrounds
US accuses China of secret nuclear tests as three-way arms race looms
State Department accuses Beijing of 2020 nuclear test as New START treaty expires
US accuses China of secret nuclear tests as three-way arms race looms
State Department accuses Beijing of 2020 nuclear test as New START treaty expires
Black unemployment rises as DOGE cuts and manufacturing losses hit hardest
Black unemployment reaches 7.5% as federal workforce loses 277,000 jobs
Black unemployment rises as DOGE cuts and manufacturing losses hit hardest
Black unemployment reaches 7.5% as federal workforce loses 277,000 jobs
Pentagon rejects USS Cole plea deal, setting first Guantánamo death penalty trial for June 2026
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg rejects plea deal for USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, forcing death penalty trial in June 2026
Pentagon rejects USS Cole plea deal, setting first Guantánamo death penalty trial for June 2026
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg rejects plea deal for USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, forcing death penalty trial in June 2026
Democrats Slotkin and Houlahan refuse DOJ interviews over military video
Slotkin and Houlahan refuse DOJ interviews after urging troops to disobey illegal orders
Democrats Slotkin and Houlahan refuse DOJ interviews over military video
Slotkin and Houlahan refuse DOJ interviews after urging troops to disobey illegal orders
Vought Permanently Embeds DOGE Staff Within OMB as In-House Consultants After Musk Steps Back
The FY2026 budget requests $45 million to make DOGE a permanent executive branch operation
Vought Permanently Embeds DOGE Staff Within OMB as In-House Consultants After Musk Steps Back
The FY2026 budget requests $45 million to make DOGE a permanent executive branch operation
Bipartisan bill would ban ICE and CBP from using facial recognition
NEC Corporation''s app matches field photos against 1.2 billion faces for ICE
Bipartisan bill would ban ICE and CBP from using facial recognition
NEC Corporation''s app matches field photos against 1.2 billion faces for ICE
ICE uses Trump donor's private jet to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Palestinian deportees shackled on Trump donor's luxury jet reveal immigration enforcement cronyism
ICE uses Trump donor's private jet to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Palestinian deportees shackled on Trump donor's luxury jet reveal immigration enforcement cronyism
Trump rescinds $1.5 billion in CDC and EV funds from four blue states
OMB rescinds $943 million in transportation grants and $602 million in CDC health programs from Colorado, Illinois, California, and Minnesota
Trump rescinds $1.5 billion in CDC and EV funds from four blue states
OMB rescinds $943 million in transportation grants and $602 million in CDC health programs from Colorado, Illinois, California, and Minnesota
January 2026 job-cut announcements hit highest January level since 2009
Challenger report shows 108,435 announced cuts and weak hiring plans
January 2026 job-cut announcements hit highest January level since 2009
Challenger report shows 108,435 announced cuts and weak hiring plans
Congress guts $42 billion from IRS while wealthy tax cheats keep $625 billion
IRS loses $42 billion as wealthy tax cheats keep $625 billion per year
Congress guts $42 billion from IRS while wealthy tax cheats keep $625 billion
IRS loses $42 billion as wealthy tax cheats keep $625 billion per year
Rep. Loudermilk becomes 29th House Republican to retire, threatening narrow GOP majority
Georgia Republican won't seek seventh term amid Jan. 6 role
Rep. Loudermilk becomes 29th House Republican to retire, threatening narrow GOP majority
Georgia Republican won't seek seventh term amid Jan. 6 role
Trump calls Rep. Massie a "moron" at National Prayer Breakfast after Massie votes against spending bill
Trump targets the congressman who voted to release the Epstein files
Trump calls Rep. Massie a "moron" at National Prayer Breakfast after Massie votes against spending bill
Trump targets the congressman who voted to release the Epstein files
Trump directs FBI to seize 700 boxes of 2020 ballots from Fulton County despite multiple audits confirming accuracy
FBI raids Atlanta elections hub, takes 700 boxes of 2020 ballots to Virginia
Trump directs FBI to seize 700 boxes of 2020 ballots from Fulton County despite multiple audits confirming accuracy
FBI raids Atlanta elections hub, takes 700 boxes of 2020 ballots to Virginia