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Intelligence Leaders Face Senate Hearing After Group Chat Leak; House Leaders Pressure Senate Over Budget Plans

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Intelligence leaders testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee after top officials unintentionally included a journalist in a group chat about U.S. plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. Will lawmakers reach a self-imposed deadline on enacting President Donald Tru… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting – Election Day Strategies!

U.S. pauses some green card applications as part of aggressive vetting effort

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Washington — The Trump administration has quietly paused the processing of green card applications filed by certain individuals, including approved refugees, as part of a broader effort to more aggressively vet immigrants, multiple sources familiar with the move told CBS News. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, recently directed officials to suspend processing of

What to know about Signal, app used by Trump officials for war plans

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An encrypted messaging app called Signal is drawing attention and questions after top Trump officials — including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance — allegedly used the service to discuss a highly sensitive military operation while inadvertently including The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, in the chat. On Monday, Goldberg published a piece

Department of Energy Further Postpones Biden-Era Home Appliance Rules

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The decision is expected to give more choice for Americans when it comes to choosing home appliances that fit their budgets. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Monday that the Department of Energy (DOE) had further postponed the effective dates for three Biden-era home appliance mandates. The mandates were previously postponed in February. The

Social Security chief nominee vows to run agency “in the right fashion”

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President Trump’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, was questioned about customer service improvements, erroneous payments and the potential privatization of the agency during a Senate hearing Tuesday morning.  Some Senators also tried to nail down Bisignano’s stance on efforts by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency‘s efforts to cut costs at

Dem Senate Hopeful Slams Schumer, Says Party Should ‘Look for Other Leadership’

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‘Rising Democratic star’ Mallory McMorrow says Senate minority leader doesn’t know when to step down Mallory McMorrow (Win McNamee/Getty Images), Chuck Schumer (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images) Michigan state legislator Mallory McMorrow (D.), who is preparing to launch a Senate campaign in the battleground state, blasted Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and called for