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Immigration Contractor That Says ‘No Immigrant Should Be Detained’ Hires GOP Lobbyist as Taxpayer Funding Remains in Limbo

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The Acacia Center for Justice receives hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts Acacia Center (screenshot), Border Patrol stop ((John Moore/Getty Images) A pro-immigration group that has called for “freedom from detention” for illegal aliens and says the immigration system is “intentionally designed” to exploit minorities has hired a Republican lobbyist as it faces

New Jersey Judge Tosses State AG’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Out of Court

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Dem AG Matthew Platkin’s office tells the Free Beacon it will appeal the ruling (Wikimedia Commons) A New Jersey court dismissed the state attorney general’s lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest oil and gas producers of causing global warming—a massive blow for climate activists who saw the case as an opportunity to regulate emissions nationwide and

Trump Says He Will Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Project

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From the proposed Los Angeles-area station to San Francisco, the long-delayed project is expected to cost up to $128 billion. President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that his administration will investigate the long-delayed California high-speed rail project, which was authorized by voters in the state in 2008. California has dedicated billions to the project so

DOGE Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System—What to Know

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The Treasury Department has clarified that DOGE has ’read-only’ access to the federal payments system. The Treasury Department has confirmed in a letter to Congress that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff will be given “read-only” access to the Fiscal Service Bureau’s nearly $6 trillion federal payments system. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently granted DOGE

IRS Direct File Still Working Amid Conflicting Social Media Posts, White House Says

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There was confusion after social media posts suggested the program was terminated. The White House this week said that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) free Direct File tool is still online amid speculation that it was taken down. Earlier this week, Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X that the 18F government agency that

ICE Raids Infamous Colorado Apartments Overrun by Venezuelan Gang Accused of Torturing Residents 

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‘100+ members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were targeted for arrest and detention in Aurora, Colo.,’ ICE’s Denver office posted ICE officers arrest an undocumented immigrant during a raid (John Moore/Getty Images) Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided apartments in the Denver metro area early Wednesday morning, including a complex that became nationally

House Oversight Republicans Block Democrats’ Effort to Subpoena Elon Musk

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Representatives on the House Oversight Committee voted 20–19 against a motion calling Musk to testify before Congress on his roles in the federal government. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 5 voted to block Democrats’ attempt to subpoena SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify before Congress amid growing scrutiny over his