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Biden administration announces national strategy to combat Islamophobia

December 13, 2024 Strategy, Biden, Combat, National, announces, administration, Islamophobia0 comment

The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials are taking to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans. The Washington Times stories: White House

EXCLUSIVE: Biden administration quietly seeks to renew expired tech agreement with China

October 10, 2024 Quietly, agreement, Expired, Tech, Biden, EXCLUSIVE, China, seeks, administration, Renew0 comment

The Biden administration and China’s government are quietly working to renew a 44-year-old science and technology cooperation agreement that congressional Republicans say should be permanently killed because now it only serves to boost the Chinese military and undermine American security. The Washington Times stories: White House

Social Security Administration urging budget anomaly to avoid ‘devastating’ impacts

September 12, 2024 impacts, anomaly, security, budget, avoid, Social, administration, devastating, urging0 comment

The Social Security Administration is ringing alarm bells over what would be “devastating” impacts of flat agency funding, as Congress looks to hammer out a continuing resolution by the end of the month and avoid a government shutdown. During a hearing Wednesday, SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley urged lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee to include the White House’s full fiscal 2025 budget request of $ 15.4 billion for SSA operations as a budget anomaly in the case of a stopgap spending agreement. Currently, SSA is operating under a budget of…

Biden administration scrambles to finalize rules, fearing Trump could undo them

April 25, 2024 finalize, Fearing, undo, could, Biden, them, administration, rules, Trump, scrambles0 comment

President Biden is scrambling to finish a slew of federal regulations by the end of April, fearing that a second Trump presidency will reverse his legacy. The Washington Times stories: White House

Texas AG Ken Paxton accuses Biden administration of ‘aiding and abetting’ cartels in border crisis

December 31, 2023 aiding, Paxton, abetting', Biden, accuses, crisis, administration, Texas, border, cartels0 comment

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday that the immigration policies of the Biden administration and the Department of Justice are “aiding and abetting” cartels in the record surge of illegal entries at the southern border. The Washington Times stories: White House

Congress, Biden administration look for ways to boost federal recruitment, retention of military spouses

November 25, 2023 retention, spouses, Congress, Biden, look, military, federal, administration, boost, Ways, recruitment0 comment

House lawmakers are looking to offer a little more help to military spouses who may be struggling to keep their jobs. Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) introduced the READINESS Act on Nov. 21. If enacted, the bill would provide more job flexibility to the spouses of both active-duty military members and Foreign Service officers. The bipartisan legislation presents several options to military spouses working in government. Upon a military relocation, they would be able to seek an individual determination from their employing agency about whether they can…