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Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress. Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation's top airports. "America's air travel system has reached its breaking point," Trump said in the ...

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No end to war in sight after one month as Iran squeezes global economy
- All sides say they are winning. But one month into this war perhaps only one outcome is certain: Immense damage to the global economy. After four weeks, President Donald Trump is talking up negotiations to end this conflict that he started alongside Israel. That's even as thousands more American troops head to the Middle East with a possible ground operation looming. The U.S. and Israel say the war has been an ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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US District Judge blocks government ban on Anthropic AI
- News WebTechExperts / Pixabay US District Judge blocks government ban on Anthropic AI A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from designating the artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" and banning federal contractors from using its technology. US District Judge Rita Lin ruled in favor of Anthropic, halting a presidential directive that ordered all federal agencies ...

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Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on all new U.S. paper currency in break with tradition
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump's signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday. The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, U.S. paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer, not the president. It's the latest instance of Trump putting his name and ...

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Cherfilus-McCormick gives first public defense against stolen COVID fund accusations
- By and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's legal team presented her first detailed public defense against allegations of "extensive misconduct" during a six-hour House Ethics Committee hearing Thursday evening. The Democratic lawmaker is also facing criminal charges alleging that she stole Covid relief funds after the state made a $5 million overpayment error to her family's healthcare company. Both the ...

Source: miamiherald.com
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Hegseth removes two women and two Black men from military promotion list: report
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Defense secretary reportedly removed the names of officers himself before list of potential promotions went to the White House Removed from bookmarks is reportedly attempting to block four Army officers, two women and two Black men, from a military promotion list to become one-star generals – ...

Source: independent.co.uk