FBI announces move to new D.C. headquarters

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has selected a new headquarters building in Washington, D.C., after nearly two decades of failed attempts to find a permanent new space, the Bureau announced on Tuesday. The FBI has been headquartered in downtown D.C. at the J. Edgar Hoover building since 1975 but structural problems have plagued the building

Federal judge blocks mass layoffs and reorganization plans at HHS

Washington — A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing mass layoffs and overhauling some of its sub-agencies, finding there to be “no rational basis” for the Trump administration’s reorganization plans that would have “devastating consequences” across the country if enacted. The suit was brought by

Tipped workers could soon get a new tax break. Here’s what to know.

President Trump’s promise to eliminate federal income tax on worker tips could soon come to fruition after the Senate passed President Trump’s massive budget package. One part of the legislation, the centerpiece of the Trump administration’s economic agenda, would provide workers who rely on tips for a large share of their income, such as waiters,

Comparing the Medicaid cuts in House and Senate “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — Republicans plan to slash Medicaid funding to help offset the tax cuts and new spending included in President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill. There are some differences between the approaches taken by Senate and House Republicans, making Medicaid among the most divisive issues lawmakers have had to navigate in recent months.  Staring down

Trump tours “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in Florida

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday toured the site of a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are visiting the facility alongside the president. The controversial detention facility is at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition