DC Attorney General Sues Federal Government

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb [pictured] has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s unlawful attempt to take over the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The lawsuit targets the President’s August 11 Executive Order and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s August 14 order to Mayor Muriel Bowser invoking a never-before-used provision of the…

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No More Taking Off Your Shoes at the Airport

WASHINGTON — You can keep your shoes on now at airport security! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy this week which will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on while passing through security screening at TSA checkpoints. The new policy will increase hospitality for travelers and streamline the TSA security…

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Submarine USS Arkansas Launches at Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved by tugboats to a submarine pier…

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Dept. of Health and Human Services to Cut 10,000 Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal job cuts just keep on coming. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a dramatic restructuring in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.” The restructuring will address this and serve multiple goals without impacting critical services. First,…

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Small Business Administration to Cut Workforce by 43%

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its plans for an agency-wide reorganization with a 43% reduction in its workforce. The agency says it is returning to its founding mission of empowering small businesses, and to restore accountability to taxpayers – ending the expansive social policy agenda of the prior Administration, eliminating non-essential roles, and…

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Education Department Cutting at Least 50% of Workforce

The Education Department has begun a reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of the Department’s workforce. Impacted Department staff will be placed on administrative leave beginning Friday, March 21st. President Trump and Republicans are looking to shut down the Department of Education entirely. “Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to…

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