The Internal Revenue Service reportedly plans to cut its roughly 90,000-employee workforce by as much as half, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce.
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Sanctuary City Mayors Defend Policies, Say They Cooperate on ‘Criminal Warrants’
The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees on Wednesday held a hearing with mayors from four major U.S. cities about their sanctuary city policies and pinned the immigration crisis on the federal government during the Biden administration.Â
Read MoreAnna Paulina Luna Says She Will Refer Four Democratic Mayors to DOJ for Remaining Sanctuary Cities
Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna on Wednesday said she would refer four Democratic mayors to the Justice Department (DOJ) for criminal prosecution over their handling of the illegal migrant crisis.Â
Read MoreU.S. Holding Secret Talks with Hamas
Axios The Trump administration has been holding direct talks with Hamas over the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of a broader deal to end the war, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions tell Axios. Why it matters: The talks — held by U.S. presidential envoy for hostage affairs…
Read MoreTrump NIH Nominee Pledges Not to Use Aborted Fetal Products in Research
Washington Examiner President Donald Trump’s nominee for the National Institutes of Health director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, told senators Wednesday during his confirmation hearing that he fully supports developing alternatives to the use of aborted fetal products in developing vaccines and therapeutics. Bhattacharya, a physician and health economist from Stanford University, rose to prominence during…
Read MoreReport: China’s TikTok Profits from Child Pornography
Breitbart China’s TikTok is reportedly profiting from sexual livestreams involving children, while the platform’s moderation policies are too weak to pick up on the explicit content, according to an investigation by the BBC. Three women in Kenya told BBC News that they have used the Chinese platform to openly advertise and negotiate…
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Analysis: Trump Administration Looks to Buck History as Treasury Inversions Predict Economic Pain for 2025
by Robert Romono The Atlanta Federal Reserve on March 3 has again issued its GDP Now projection, finding the U.S. economy could be contracting at an inflation-adjusted, annualized 2.8 percent rate for the first quarter of 2025. That is down further from its Feb. 28 projection of negative 1.5 percent.…
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