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Members of Congress want State Dept to go to bat for LGBTQ diplomats

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<p><em>To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari.</em></p> <ul> <li>Many political appointees, along with the vice president, can expect a freeze on their salaries to continue through at least the end of 2022. The <a href=”https://www.chcoc.gov/content/continued-pay-freeze-certain-senior-political-officials-6″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Office of Personnel Management</a> released details that the impacted groups are paid at or above the level for Executive Schedule IV. That includes employees serving in Executive Schedule positions and…

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State police raid home of top Michigan Republicans amid disturbing allegations

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On Tuesday, reports came out of Michigan that the home of Republican Lee Chatfield’s former chief of staff was searched by state police. Rob Minard served under Chatfield while the latter was speaker of the Michigan House. Minard’s wife, Anne Minard, was an adviser and the director of external affairs during that time. She was also the treasurer for four of Chatfield’s political action committees. State police told reporters that this search was a part of an “ongoing investigation.”  The Detroit News reports that Chatfield’s position at the top of the Michigan GOP…

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South Dakota’s Noem Indignant After State Lawmakers, Pro-Life Group Stop Her Heartbeat Bill

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sharply criticized state lawmakers for denying the introduction of her pro-life bill—a bill lawmakers fear could affect the outcome of the state’s major legal battle against Planned Parenthood. South Dakota’s House State Affairs Committee declined Wednesday to allow the governor’s draft bill, modeled after widely discussed Texas legislation banning abortions of babies with a detectable heartbeat (after as early as six weeks of gestation). State lawmakers and the South Dakota Right to Life reportedly expressed concerns that the bill is premature and could affect the…

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State Department Emails Reveal Diplomats’ Concern About China’s ‘Invasive’ Swab Testing

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Emails recently obtained by Judicial Watch show how U.S. officials scrambled over reports that the Chinese government was requiring anal swab tests to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The communications were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State. “It took six months and a federal lawsuit to confirm that our embassy in Beijing was concerned about the Chinese government’s invasive anal swab and other COVID testing of our diplomatic personnel—at that as many as two people were asked to submit to a test,” Judicial Watch…

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Republicans prove Texas is the most conservative one-party state in America – The Dallas Morning News

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Republicans prove Texas is the most conservative one-party state in America  The Dallas Morning News Texas governor signs Republican-backed voting curbs decried by Biden  Reuters Opinion | How Republicans manage to be both anarchists and authoritarians  The Washington Post Texas governor signs Republican-backed voting restrictions  Al Jazeera English Texas Governor Signs New Republican Voting Restrictions into Law  Voice of America View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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