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DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
- The ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until mid-November. This time around, the rest of the federal agencies and ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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'No Kings' rally draws thousands to Chicago's Grant Park: 'More and more people are horrified and activated'
- For the third time in under a year, thousands of protesters across the Chicago area joined nationwide marches Saturday to make their voices heard regarding President Donald Trump and his policies. An escalating conflict with Iran that has led to inflated gas prices and a lingering government shutdown that prompted Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence at various airports earlier this week are among the more ...

Source: chicago.suntimes.com
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Bank of America agrees to $72.5M settlement with Epstein survivors
- By March 28 (UPI) -- Bank of America reached a settlement with a survivor of deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein that will distribute $72.5 million to his victims. The survivor, named in the case as "BOA Jane Doe ," and her attorneys told a federal judge on Friday that a settlement had been reached with the bank on a proposed class-action suit over Epstein's decades of abuse and trafficking of women and teenage ...

Source: miamiherald.com
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JD Vance Says UFOs Are 'Demons,' Not Aliens
- says he's "obsessed" with the mystery surrounding unidentified flying objects, which he believes to be "demons," not aliens. More than a month after President Donald Trump vowed to begin releasing "government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life," the vice president, 41, opened up about his perspectives on UFOs in an interview with right-wing political commentator and YouTuber Benny Johnson published on ...

Source: people.com
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'Shameful': Trump Threatens to Redirect Student Loan Borrowers to Most Expensive Repayment Plans
- After axing a Biden-era student loan repayment program, the Trump administration is threatening to kick its millions of mostly low-income beneficiaries onto the government's most expensive plan unless they switch to a new one quickly. The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Department of Education was beginning to email the more than 7 million people enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) ...

Source: commondreams.org
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Ethics panel finds most violations proven against Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick
- No compatible source was found for this media. — The House Ethics Committee on Friday said it has found most of the allegations against Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick "had been proven," but said it would wait to recommend any possible disciplinary action until after Congress' upcoming April recess. in federal pandemic relief funds and using some of the money to boost her congressional campaign. ...

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