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There Was a Deal to Fund the TSA! Then Mike Johnson Got Involved.
- Sign up for the Surge , the newsletter that covers most important political nonsense of the week, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. Welcome to this week's edition of the Surge. Due to short staffing, the Surge has brought on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to help complete the newsletter. It's a work in progress; they keep pulling their guns on the computer when they get spell-checked. The big ...

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Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel, their first since war started
- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, which calls into question whether the rebel group backed by Tehran will again target commercial shipping traveling through the Red Sea corridor. Sirens ...

Source: local10.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 ...

Source: jurist.org
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Trump's signature to appear on paper currency, says Treasury
- March 27 (UPI) -- The signature of President Donald Trump will appear on future paper currency, according to the Treasury Department, which said the move was in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. "There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S. dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this ...

Source: upi.com
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House panel finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges
- WASHINGTON — After a rare and dramatic public hearing, a special House Ethics subcommittee on Friday found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of 25 ethics charges, capping a three-year investigation into in federal relief funds and funneled some of that to her congressional campaign. , after which lawmakers on the panel deliberated overnight for hours before reaching their decision. ...

Source: news.yahoo.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