Potential adjustments to short-term disability insurance and credit protection for feds during government shutdowns are on the table through new legislation. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Dozens of lawmakers warned that shuttering the annual donation drive would “disrupt and destabilize” thousands of charitable organizations that depend on it. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...President Trump was given the green light to continue planning for his 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, days after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction until it received congressional approval. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Earlier this week, a federal appeals court held that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could detain an illegal alien without bond pending his removal proceedings after he was arrested in Minneapolis in 2025. In journeyman fashion, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the applicable immigration laws as written and applied common sense to reach its decision. That law, 8 U.S.C. § 1225, a nearly three-decade-old statute, requires detention without bond for “an alien who is an applicant for admission if … an alien seeking admission is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted.” This case could be a game-changer in the administration’s efforts to hold illegal aliens pending their removal…
Read More...“If all programs were included, decision-makers would have transparency and could better identify potential wasteful or duplicative spending,” Dawn Locke said. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...The Senate’s initial agreement toward ending the longest-ever government shutdown includes provisions that would secure back pay for all federal employees, as well as reverse the Trump administration’s recent reductions in force. Though much is still up in the air and subject to possible changes, the early steps in the process indicate that, if the Senate bill’s current language is maintained, both excepted and furloughed federal employees would receive back pay dating to Oct. 1, the day the shutdown began. Federal employees, regardless of whether they are furloughed or excepted,…
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