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Judge won’t halt Trump, Musk federal worker buyout program
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Judge won’t halt Trump, Musk federal worker buyout program

By Rebecca Beitsch | The Hill A federal judge declined to further pause a federal government buyout program, enabling the government to forge ahead with its “Fork in the Road” program. U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole had extended the time frame for federal employees to decide whether to take the unusual offer, which gives employees eight months of pay and benefits if they wish to depart government. In a Wednesday ruling, O’Toole found that the unions who had sued over the directive did not have standing to do so. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Trump’s Dept. of Education sees early wins ahead of Linda McMahon confirmation hearing
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Trump’s Dept. of Education sees early wins ahead of Linda McMahon confirmation hearing

By Katherine Hamilton | Breitbart President Donald Trump’s Department of Education (DOE) has seen a burst of early victories since Jan. 20 and ahead of Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on Thursday morning. Ultimately, the 45th and 47th president wants to see the DOE abolished and more power sent back to states and communities, and he has quipped that he wants McMahon “to put herself out of a job.” But for the time being, the DOE has feverishly tackled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, gender ideology, antisemitism, and wasteful spending that been woven into the fabric of the American education system. Many of the changes have been prompted by Trump’s sweeping executive orders, which have prompted whole-of-govern...
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Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as next HHS Secretary
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Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as next HHS Secretary

By Robert McGreevy | Daily Caller The Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday. He has received 51 votes as of publication. The vote was mostly along party lines, though former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was the lone GOP holdout. The Senate confirmed Kennedy Jr. after a night of fierce debate and a nomination process fraught with fierce opposition. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY CALLER
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In 10th Circuit, case asks can writing a bad check 17 years ago prevent gun ownership today?
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In 10th Circuit, case asks can writing a bad check 17 years ago prevent gun ownership today?

By Amanda Pampuro | Courthouse News The 10th Circuit on Tuesday reaffirmed its decision to deny a firearm to a Utah woman with a decade-old check fraud conviction on her record.   Melynda Vincent wrote a fraudulent check for $498.12 at a grocery store in 2008 when she was homeless and fighting drug addiction. She faced up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine but pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation without imprisonment. Today she is a social worker in private practice who also runs the Utah Harm Reduction Coalition. READ THE FULL STORY AT COURTHOUSE NEWS
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22 blue states including Colorado joined secret anti-Trump resistance pact
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22 blue states including Colorado joined secret anti-Trump resistance pact

By Logan Washburn | The Federalist State attorneys general of nearly half the country have signed a secret resistance pact against a key facet of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, according to The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. “Of all the things in the world they could have picked — gas, groceries, protecting minorities, making sure kids can get their genitals chopped off, whatever else they claim is their top priority — instead, it’s birthright citizenship,” Mike Howell, executive director of The Oversight Project, told The Federalist. “It shows that the border policies were always political.” Twenty-two top attorneys in Democrat states, alongside the lead attorneys of San Francisco and Washington, D.C., signed a “common interest agreement" beginning on Nov....
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Arizona border quiet, ‘like the faucet got turned off’
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Arizona border quiet, ‘like the faucet got turned off’

By Paul Bedard | Washington Examiner Illegal migrant crossings over Arizona’s 373-mile border with Mexico have dried up in the 18 days President Donald Trump has been in office. State officials told Secrets that the crossings have been reduced to about 5% of what they were under former President Joe Biden. During his one term, about 2 million migrants crossed Arizona’s border. “It’s like the faucet got turned off,” Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen told Secrets. READ THE FULL STORY ON THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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Colorado’s top 10 drug criminals arrested, facing deportation under DEA operation
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Colorado’s top 10 drug criminals arrested, facing deportation under DEA operation

By Christina Shaw  | Fox News The DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division said 10 of Colorado’s worst drug criminals were arrested under "Operation Return to Sender" and handed over to immigration enforcement. Their efforts have led to the arrest of more than 90 people over the past 16 days. DEA RMFD said on social media that at least three of those arrested were part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). The 10 suspects whose photos were provided are some of the most serious criminals arrested, but a DEA spokesperson said there are worse offenders in the remaining 80-some suspects. READ THE FULL STORY ON FOX NEWS
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FBI agents may be source of leak on immigration operations like Aurora, ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan says
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FBI agents may be source of leak on immigration operations like Aurora, ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan says

By Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square Border Czar Tom Homan says information indicates the FBI may have leaked details of an immigration enforcement operation to the media, thereby “putting officers at risk.” He says the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the matter and may criminally prosecute the responsible individuals. “[The Attorney General’s office] has promised not only will this person lose their job and pension, but they will go to jail,” said Homan in a televised interview Monday on Fox, where he also noted the possibility of an “ambush” due to the leaking of operational details READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Trump nominates Coloradan Kathleen Sgamma to head up Bureau of Land Management 
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Trump nominates Coloradan Kathleen Sgamma to head up Bureau of Land Management 

By Callie Patteson | Washington Examiner President Donald Trump has nominated Kathleen Sgamma to head up the Bureau of Land Management, further cementing an oil and gas focus for the Department of Interior under his administration.  The nomination was formally sent to the Senate from the White House on Tuesday, where it will be considered by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, according to the congressional record.  Sgamma has served as president of the Denver-based oil and gas trade group Western Energy Alliance since 2006. For over 50 years, the group has represented independent oil and gas producers, advocating increased access to public lands for drilling as well as mining operations. READ THE FULL STORY ON THE WA...
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History teacher Marc Fogel, who got 14-year sentence in 2021 for drug possession, returned to U.S.
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History teacher Marc Fogel, who got 14-year sentence in 2021 for drug possession, returned to U.S.

By  Landon Mion  | Fox News Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained in Russia since 2021, landed back in the U.S. on Tuesday. Fogel, a history teacher who was working at the Anglo-American School in Moscow, returned to the U.S. after his release from Russia following talks with the Trump administration. He was serving a 14-year sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for possession of drugs, which his family said was medically prescribed marijuana. READ THE FULL STORY ON FOX NEWS
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