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Jan 11 2021
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President Donald Trump Declares A State Of Emergency For Washington, DC
President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency for the nation’s capital Monday ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
“President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the District’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th Presidential
The Daily CallerOct 19 2019
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Key Changes Would Alter The Government's Massive Survey On Schools And Civil Rights
The Department of Education has proposed several key changes to its massive survey that collects data from the nation's public schools on a wide range of civil rights issues.
Among the changes, the 2019-2020 version of the Civil Rights Data Collection would remove questions that focus on preschool and school finance. The proposals would also add in more questions about sexual assault
NPR (Online News)Feb 25 2021
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DHS directing $77 million to combat domestic violent extremism in states, cities
For the first time, states and localities will spend at least $77 million of Department of Homeland Security grant money on combatting domestic violent extremism, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Thursday.
Why it matters: Domestic terrorism has been on the rise in the U.S., spurred on by growing polarization and the mainstreaming of online conspiracy theories. In the wake
AxiosJul 20 2021
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Trump associate Thomas Barrack hit with illegal foreign lobbying charges
Thomas Barrack, who spearheaded the inaugural fund for former President Donald Trump in 2017, was arrested and charged Tuesday with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.
The Justice Department unveiled a seven-count indictment charging Barrack and his co-defendants related to “unlawful efforts to advance the interests of the United Arab Emirates in the United
Washington ExaminerJun 04 2021
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Job creation accelerated in May but still below lofty expectations
Job creation disappointed again in May, with nonfarm payrolls up what normally would be considered a solid 559,000 but still short of lofty expectations, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Payrolls were expected to increase by 671,000, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1%, which was better than the estimate of 5.9%. An
CNBCApr 26 2021
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Tech tools help deepen citizen input in drafting laws abroad and in U.S. states
Earlier this month, New Jersey’s Department of Education launched a citizen engagement process asking students, teachers and parents to vote on ideas for changes that officials should consider as the state reopens its schools after the pandemic closed classrooms for a year.
The project, managed by The Governance Lab at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, is part of a
Roll CallMay 16 2021
Analysis
Jimmy Carter 2.0: Biden's bundle of crises look increasingly like 1970s
"Joe Biden is the new Jimmy Carter."
That's the comparison being made by Republican lawmakers and conservative commentators as the Biden administration confronted a series of familiar crises last week – specifically, gas shortages and rising consumer good prices.
Following the revelation that Colonial Pipeline – the largest gas distributor on the East Coast – videos and images
Fox News DigitalJan 25 2021
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Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary
The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department’s 232-year history.
Yellen, a former chair of the Federal Reserve, was approved by the Senate on a 84-15 vote, becoming the third member of Biden’s Cabinet to win confirmation. The 15 votes against her all
Associated Press Fact CheckJun 03 2021
Analysis
Climate versus jobs? Not in this heartland state.
For five generations, Andrew Bowman’s family has worked the land in Oneida, population 700-ish – a flat and fertile swath of Illinois his father always said was good for growing crops and kids. Today, he farms soybeans and corn, as well as specialty popcorn, which he sells under the label Pilot Knob Comforts.
Mr. Bowman hopes to have a new resource to harvest soon, as well: wind.
Christian Science MonitorJun 28 2012
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Obamacare Upheld, 5-4 Decision as Roberts Sides with Liberals
The verdict is in, and it's a major disappointment to Obamacare opponents. CNN initially reported that the individual mandate had been struck down under the Commerce Clause, then corrected its reporting: Obamacare has been upheld as a tax. It looks like Obamacare's Medicaid expansion has been limited, but not struck down. Chief Justice Roberts has reportedly joined the Left flank of the
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