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7 Takeaways From Final Hearing of Task Force Investigating Trump Assassination Attempt

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A House task force probing the attempted assassination in July of Donald Trump held a final hearing Thursday that contained some fireworks, promises to improve, and unanswered questions.  Ronald L. Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service Acting, was the only witness to appear before the task force, which includes eight Republicans and six Democrats. Rowe replaced Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned after the first assassination attempt against Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  The panel, formally called the House Task Force on the Attempted…

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New HHS Rule Would Force Insurers to Pay for Children’s Sex Changes

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The Department of Health and Human Services announced a new rule Monday that would force insurance providers to pay for breast removal and other transgender surgeries, including for minors.   The proposed rule change by the federal agency concerns Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, a section of the law that prohibits discrimination in health programs based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.    In a conference call with reporters, Melanie Fontes Rainer, acting director of the Office for Civil Rights at…

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GAO says Air Force decision on SPACECOM location was sloppy

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The Air Force may have picked the location for U.S. Space Command’s headquarters legally, but that doesn’t mean it did the job well. The Government Accountability Office says the service missed some serious best practices in its decision to move SPACECOM from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. The move provoked Congressional claims of foul play the Trump administration and a Defense Department Inspector General’s investigation. The GAO report, which the organization released Thursday, states that the Air Force only followed seven of the 21 analysis of alternatives best practices,…

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An impending long recess will force a lot of action in Congress this week

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<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><i>Apple Podcasts</i></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>From a supreme court confirmation vote to Russian misbehavior, the House and Senate have a lot to do in the coming week. And there&#8217;s considerable time pressure to get it done. The <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> got the outlook from Bloomberg Government deputy news director, Loren Duggan.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin: </strong>Loren, let&#8217;s start with,well, let&#8217;s start with a schedule that&#8217;s kind of forcing the hand of Congress…

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Biden attends dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for those killed in Afghanistan – CNN

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Biden attends dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for those killed in Afghanistan  CNN Was Biden looking at his watch during ceremony for Marines killed in Kabul?  Boston Herald Joe Biden approval rating PLUMMETS – three reasons US President faces falling popularity  Daily Express Biden attends grim homecoming for U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack  Reuters Biden Honors US Military Members Killed in Afghanistan  Voice of America View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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