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Dec 16 2013
News
Federal Workers' Pensions Targeted In Budget Deal
Distinctly unpopular among voters and a scant presence in most congressional districts, federal workers have become an easy target in the hunt for budget savings.
Their retirement programs are notably generous compared to the norm in private industry. But for federal workers hired after 2012, the pension program is turning less generous.
Most federal civilian employees hired
HuffPostDec 15 2013
News
Obama to Keep Security Agency and Cyberwarfare Under a Single Commander
President Obama has decided to keep the National Security Agency and the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare branch under the same command despite concerns that it concentrates too much power in the hands of a single military official responsible for both surveillance and directing a growing arsenal of cyberweapons.
As a practical matter, the decision means that Mr. Obama must appoint a four-star
New York Times (News)Jan 24 2023
Headline Roundup
Former Top FBI Official Charged With Aiding Russian Oligarch
A former top FBI official who worked on the probe into possible collusion by Russia and President Donald Trump was arrested Saturday over his connections to a Russian oligarch.
The Details: Charles McGonical, who was previously in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York Field Office, was charged with violating sanctions and accepting payments from a foreign agent while still
BBC News National Review (News) ABC News (Online)Feb 28 2024
Headline Roundup
Mitch McConnell To Step Down From Senate Leadership in November
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Wednesday that he'll be stepping down from his position as minority leader in November. He plans to finish his term, which ends January 2027.
For Context: McConnell, 82, is the longest-serving Senate leader in U.S. history. He suffered multiple incidents where he appeared to freeze up in public; at the time, he said he planned to
National Review (News) HuffPost CNBCAug 09 2019
Headline Roundup
Joseph Maguire Named Head of National Intelligence
Joseph Maguire, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a retired Navy Vice Admiral, has been named Director of National Intelligence, shortly after deputy DNI Sue Gordon's resignation was announced.
Most media voices focused reporting on the official announcement and analyzing Maguire's credentials. Some left and center voices focused on "turmoil" caused by the recent
Washington Examiner New York Times (News) BloombergJan 08 2015
News
Senator Barbara Boxer Says She Won’t Seek Re-election in 2016
Senator Barbara Boxer announced Thursday that she would not seek re-election as senator from California, ending a 30-year career in Congress and breaking a generational logjam in a state where the three top political officeholders are over 70 years old.
“I am never going to retire — the work is too important,” Ms. Boxer, a Democrat, said in a video interview with her oldest grandson. “
New York Times (News)Mar 30 2020
News
E-therapy apps see booming business since coronavirus pandemic. I gave one a try.
My new therapist seemed wise and compassionate, with her salt-and-pepper bob and sensible glasses. But given we’d never met, how could I know she wasn’t really some guy in a poodle suit, downing Tequila shots while chuckling away at my inner child’s expense?
After all, she (or he) was my texting therapist, hired with Tinder-like ease as I clicked on her photo online. Life is hard, and
Washington PostJun 30 2022
Headline Roundup
Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday afternoon, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired the same day.
Jackson will likely not change the court’s 6-3 conservative majority. Jackson’s arrival on the court came shortly after a series of controversial rulings, including overturning Roe v. Wade; Breyer had joined the other two liberal justices in a
New York Times (News) Washington Examiner CNBCMar 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Should NATO be Reformed, and What Role Can the US Play?
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
Argument 1: Europe’s Defense Against Russia is, and Should Remain, NATO’s Core MissionBy Steven Pifer – Research Fellow, Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
In 1991, some 50 years
Divided We Fall (author)Jul 01 2020
Analysis
Why the Descendants of Confederate Generals Are Happy to See Their Names Go
As the Senate prepares to debate renaming military bases, we called living family members of the generals. Here's what they said.
For one group of Americans, the raging debate over the monuments and military bases honoring the men who fought to preserve slavery during the Civil War is uniquely personal: their descendants.
The dispute, which has become one of the most heated
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