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Powell asks inspector general to review $2.5 billion cost of Federal Reserve renovation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked an inspector general to review the cost of the central bank’s building renovations…

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DOJ report exposes harmful use of restraints in federal prisons : NPR

A screenshot from a video of officers at the U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., holding an incarcerated person in a…

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Gov. Hobbs demands inquiry into federal response to Grand Canyon Lodge fire

Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned the federal government’s handling of the Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed numerous structures on the North…

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Navarro touts 'Trumpnomics' in rant against Powell, Federal Reserve

White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro touted “Trumpnomics” in a recent interview during a rant against Jerome Powell, slamming…

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Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles : NPR

Federal agents and National Guard troops confront protesters outside the downtown Los Angeles federal building on June 8, 2025. In…

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LA mayor signs executive order supporting immigrants amid federal raids

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) on Friday signed an executive order affirming the city’s support for immigrants amid an…

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Federal officials identify new outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of foodborne illnesses and has closed an investigation of another.…

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Supreme Court greenlights layoffs: What it means for federal employees

Federal agencies can resume implementing President Trump’s mass layoff directive following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling, greenlighting agencies to take their…

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Texas flood recovery efforts; Mass federal layoffs : NPR

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Democrats demand details from Palantir on federal contracts after Social Security, IRS report

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers are asking tech giant Palantir to turn over details of their contracts with the Trump administration amid…

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