Inside Sen. Tom Cotton’s campaign to save Tulsi Gabbard’s endangered DNI nomination
Sen. Tom Cotton worked tirelessly and strategically to propel Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to DNI past the key Senate intel committee.
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Panama Drops Fees for US Government Vessels Transiting Panama Canal: State Department
Panama has agreed to waive fees, which amount to millions per year, for the U.S. government’s use of the Panama Canal, the State Department said. The Department of State on Wednesday said that U.S. government vessels can now traverse the Panama Canal without having to pay charge fees, which will save the U.S. government millions
Collaborative Investments Will Help US Ensure ‘Energy Dominance’: Canadian Energy Chief
Canada’s energy minister proposed a joint strategic minerals reserve to help the U.S. and Canada counter an increasingly aggressive China. A “true energy and minerals alliance” between the United States and Canada could feature a strategic minerals reserve that ensures competitive pricing for critical minerals, in a combined effort to free the global market from
Unions, Attorneys General Warn Federal Workers Against Trump Admin’s Buyout Offer
One Democrat attorney general called the offer ‘misleading’ and urged her state’s 29,000 non-military federal workers to ‘read the fine print before signing.’ Two large labor unions and a dozen state attorneys general are warning federal employees not to accept the deferred resignation offer proffered by the Trump administration on Jan. 28. The email offer
CIA offers buyouts to employees as Trump aims to transform federal government
The CIA confirmed Wednesday that it offered buyouts to employees who volunteer to resign, the latest group of federal workers to receive such a proposal as President Trump pushes to transform the federal government. A CIA spokesperson declined to say how many people received the offers or whether they face any deadline to decide. However,
EPA’s environmental justice office likely to close
More employees of the Environmental Protection Agency were informed Wednesday that their jobs appear in doubt. Senior leadership at the EPA held an all-staff meeting to tell individuals that President Trump’s executive order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” which was responsible for the closure of the agency’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Former AOC chief of staff announces run against Pelosi, calls Dems ‘paralyzed and unprepared’ under Trump
Saikat Chakrabarti, who used to work for U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said he will run to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who represents the San Francisco area.