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The initial lawsuit was filed by American Oversight, a left-leaning advocacy group, arguing the Signal chat violates the Federal Records Act because the exchange between officials from March 11 to 15 about the strikes involved agency decision-making that requires preservation.
"HHS workers have dedicated their careers to serving the American people, and sending any of them to the unemployment lines is nothing short of an intentional effort to weaken government and destroy the worldâs finest public health system."
Despite growing evidence to the contrary, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard insisted March 26 that the details shared over the Signal app â including to a journalist for The Atlantic â did not amount to an unauthorized release of classified information.
Former President Biden brought in Martin OâMalley last year to help right the ship, but his departure following the 2024 presidential election, coupled with Congressâ refusal to allocate additional funds for the agency as part of deals to keep the government open, has led to backsliding on key service metrics.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., offered amendments to the trio of federal labor relations bills that he said would exempt the National Border Patrol Council from their requirements.
University of Toronto visiting law professor and economist Neil H. Buchanan discusses Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumerâs decision to avert a government shutdown by supporting a controversial continuing resolution (CR), despite backlash from Democrats and anti-Trump groups who saw it as a capitulation.
Agencies and initiatives focused on combatting election interference have been early targets of Trump and his political appointees, most notably when it comes to countering the spread of mis- and disinformation and coordinating information-sharing activities with state and local officials.
The Trump administration appears to be preparing to comply with multiple court orders to quickly place tens of thousands of federal workers fired during their probationary periods, according to officials at three agencies briefed on the plans.
The reinstatements are to take immediate effect, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for Northern California said when issuing his preliminary injunction from the bench, and agencies were directed not to make any excuse for delaying the rehirings.
Education joins the Office of Personnel Management, General Services Administration and U.S. Agency for International Development in issuing widespread layoffs to date.
âWe need to seriously question the idea of creating long-term gas contracts and also supporting infrastructure in third countries,â added Ville Niinistö, a Green lawmaker also on the energy committee and a former Finnish environment minister.
The National Fraternal Order of Police in 2024 sent a letter to the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee, urging them to âexercise [their] power of the purse and oversightâ to ensure DOD implements the standardized credential mandate.