Limited barracks space and housing allowance restrictions often leave junior sailors living aboard ships even after returning to port. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Updated at 1:00 p.m. ET on February 20, 2026. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has faced intense scrutiny from Republicans and calls for her firing from Democrats since the January 24 shooting of Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Now Noem’s tenuous standing with the Trump White House is creating concern in her home state of South Dakota that she might leave the Cabinet to challenge Senator Mike Rounds in the state’s June Republican primary. Political allies of Rounds have begun preparing for this scenario, even…
Read More...Lawsuits filed by young people who were permanently disfigured by procedures attempting to reassign gender are multiplying, and more and more professional medical associations are backing away from endorsing the procedures for minors. Experts like Walt Heyer, who formerly spent eight years living a transgender lifestyle, say it’s just the beginning of a burgeoning movement. On Jan. 30, a New York jury awarded 22-year-old woman Fox Varian $ 2 million after she sued a psychologist and a plastic surgeon for deviating from standard medical practice and informed consent when they pushed her…
Read More...WASHINGTON – In response to House Republicans and Rep. Cuellar voting to approve the SAVE America Act, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “With their popularity tanking, President Trump and Republicans are pushing outrageous lies about immigrants and our election systems to enact the most extreme barriers to voting in modern history. This is another desperate power grab to retain power at any cost. “Demanding Americans cough up original copies of birth certificates or passports to vote is an obvious attempt to silence nearly half the…
Read More...A controversial Republican president imposes stiff tariffs on America’s trading partners, seeks to expand America’s footprint abroad, keeps out immigrants he’s deemed “criminals” and makes it easier to fire government employees. The year is not 2025, and the president is not Donald Trump. It’s William McKinley, elected in 1896, who has become the model for Mr. Trump’s second term. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...A new report on modernizing the Privacy Act recommends Congress take action to rein in how agencies buy personal information from private data brokers. Congress – Federal News Network
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