Former Rep. Terrance John “TJ” Cox (D-Calif.) perpetrated fraud schemes, diverting funds, securing false loans, and misusing company money, prosecutors say. Former U.S. Rep. Terrance John “TJ” Cox (D-Calif.) pled guilty on Monday to wire fraud and wire fraud affecting a financial institution, federal prosecutors announced. Cox, 61, who represented California’s 21st Congressional District from
So far, few details have been released and it’s not clear what laws were violated. The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Colombia said Monday that groups or individuals may have violated laws by targeting workers with Elon Musk’s Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) and that he’s preparing to take action. In a statement
Musk ‘can’t do and won’t do anything without our approval, and we’ll give him the approval where appropriate,’ Trump said. The White House on Monday confirmed that Space X and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is considered a “special government employee” under the Trump administration amid questions about his work with the Department of
Kennedy, who has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans for his stance on vaccines and comments on abortion, needs a simple majority to gain confirmation. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a step closer to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 4 when the Senate Finance Committee advanced his nomination
The head of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 said at least 55 employees were impacted so far. U.S. Department of Education workers were put on leave in what appears to be a response to President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government, a labor union
The Department of Education announced the investigations on Feb. 3. The U.S. Department of Education said in a Feb. 3 statement that it is investigating allegations of anti-Semitism at five colleges, including Columbia University and the University of California–Berkeley. The department’s Office for Civil Rights is launching the investigations in response to what it described
‘The FBI will work within the law and policy to respond to official requests for information from the Department of Justice,’ an FBI spokesperson said. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked for the names of thousands of FBI employees who worked on investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.