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After leaks, Hegseth limits Pentagon staff's interaction with Congress

The new directive could limit congressional oversight of department activities.

Axios

Who is Lindsey Halligan? Ex‑Beauty Queen Turned Trump Prosecutor in Media Storm After 'Off the Record' Texts

Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan faces backlash after off-the-record texts with a journalist spark a Justice Department ethics storm involving Comey and Letitia James prosecutions.

International Business Times UK

Millions of Borrowers Regain Access to Student Loan Forgiveness After Trump Officials Reverse Course

The US Department of Education has reversed its pause on student loan forgiveness under income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, securing relief and tax protection for millions of eligible borrowers after a legal settlement.

International Business Times UK

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NYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies

New York City schools have sued federal education officials over the U.S. Education Department's decision to discontinue grants worth millions of dollars because of school policies supporting transgender students

The Independent UK

Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices

The Guardian - US

Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political

Some airports around the country are saying they won’t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on operations to screen travelers

The Independent UK

Labor Department Warns Immigration Crackdown Could Spark Food Shortages, Soaring Prices As Farm Workers Vanish

The Labor Department has quietly acknowledged that the Donald Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies could disrupt U.S. agriculture, driving food shortages and higher prices for consumers.

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Trump's own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks 'supply shock-induced food shortages' and higher prices

The Labor Department's filing also admitted that Americans are not willing to replace undocumented farmworkers.

Fortune

New Pentagon policy sends "message of intimidation," press group says

"Access to the Pentagon is a privilege, not a right," a Defense Department spokesperson said.

Axios

Trump's Labor Department Admits That Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Causing a Shortage of Farm Workers

With fewer immigrant workers available on American farms, there is a risk of "supply shock-induced food shortages," the Labor Department says.

Reason

US Department of War reduces cybersecurity training, tells soldiers to focus on their mission

Hegseth cracks down on beards, but relaxes cybersecurity requirements.

TechRadar

Federal agencies blaming Democrats for shutdown in potentially illegal move

Departments and staff are using out-of-office emails and websites to engage in partisan political activity

The Guardian - US

Top crypto regulator Adrienne Harris steps down from the New York Department of Financial Services

Harris made a name for herself as one of the few U.S. regulators willing to take on blockchain regulation during the Biden administration.

Fortune

Hegseth shutters group that encourages women in the military as part of his anti-DEI push

Formed in 1951, the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, is one of the oldest advisory committees in the department

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

US justice official leading prosecutions of minor crimes pleaded guilty to DUI

Aakash Singh’s elevation to high-ranking post given criminal charges four years ago is unusual, experts say

The Independent UK

White House backs 'border czar' after reports he accepted cash during undercover FBI probe last year

The White House is standing behind “border czar” Tom Homan following reports he had accepted $50,000 from undercover agents posing as businesspeople during an undercover FBI operation last year, leading to a bribery investigation that was shut down by the Trump administration Justice Department

Axios

Scoop: Pentagon restricts speaking engagements alongside media crackdown

It's the latest clampdown amid concern about leaks, palace intrigue and narrative control.

Benzinga

Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Reportedly Caught On FBI Video Taking $50,000, DOJ Shut Case After Trump Return: 'No Credible Evidence…'

Federal investigators captured Donald Trump's top immigration adviser accepting $50,000 in cash during an FBI sting, but the Justice Department shut down the case soon after the President returned to the White House.

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Donald Trump’s Education Secretary blasted by a new lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ student loan forgiveness delays

Give us our loan forgiveness already.

The Independent UK

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it limit sex designations on passports for transgender and nonbinary Americans

A federal judge had blocked the policy, saying that it violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause and was ‘built on a foundation of irrational prejudice’

The Texas Tribune

“Operation Lone Star 2.0”: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation

The Department of Public Safety has shifted from Biden-era border enforcement to helping expel people from the country, a job once exclusively done by federal authorities.

RideApart

Trump's Department of the Interior Moves to Sell and Lease More Of Your Public Lands

The Department of the Interior has stated it's moving to rescind the Public Lands Rule, which would open up more of your public land to be sold or leased to extractive industries.

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They’ll redact every Republican’: James O’Keefe drops a bombshell tape of a DOJ official spilling secrets on the Epstein files

The DOJ is trying to discredit its own Department Chief, the one who talks to everyone involved.

International Business Times UK

Trump to Rebrand Pentagon: Why the Department of Defense Will Be Renamed the Department of War

Donald Trump will sign an executive order allowing the Pentagon to use its historic title, the Department of War. The White House says the change reflects strength, but critics call it costly and symbolic.

Benzinga

Trump Orders Pentagon Rebranded As 'Department Of War' Because Department Of Defense Is 'Too Defensive'

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to let the Pentagon use the name "Department of War" for the Department of Defense, a White House official confirmed to Reuters on Thursday.

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