Article Title: REVEALED: Foreign bribery claims against Biden were brought to DOJ in 2018 - two years BEFORE allegations made by whistleblower who is now speaking to House Oversight Committee
Snippet of Article: "former federal prosecutor brought forward a bribery allegation involving Joe Biden and an unnamed foreign national back in 2018, a full two years before charges were brought by a whistleblower now speaking to the House Oversight Committee. ..."
Article Title: White House has ‘nothing’ to say on Biden bribery claim
Snippet of Article: "...House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena Wednesday requiring the FBI to hand over an informant report that describes “an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”...The White House did not allow reporters any direct access to the president Thursday — a rarity for a weekday — meaning that Biden himself could not be asked about the claim. ...Yevtushenkov met with Hunter to discuss real estate twice, according to documents from the first son’s former laptop: In March 2012 in New York City and January 2013 in Washington. It’s unclear how many properties in the US he may have purchased in cooperation with the then-vice president’s son.
Ahead of his 2012 meeting with Hunter at the Ritz-Carlton in Manhattan, Yevtushenkov allegedly said he wanted to befriend Hunter so that “maybe he can do a favor for us and we can do a favor for him ..."
Article Title: Space Force commander who was fired for criticizing CRT is now blasting Navy for using drag queen to help boost recruitment
Snippet of Article: "Lohmeier was in charge of the 11th Space Warning Squadron in Colorado before he was removed from his post for denouncing critical race theory on a podcast...Kelley often starts out in uniform, and then reappears as Harpy Daniels. The non-binary drag queen dances and often shares an inspirational message about being an LGBTQ+ sailor. ...merely another example of leftist agendas working their way into the armed services"
Article Title: Why Hasn't the GOP Walked the Walk on Its Mayorkas Impeachment Talk?
Snippet of Article: "...It’s almost an understatement to say that Republican candidates campaigned hawkishly on border control in the runup to the 2022 midterms: As they decried the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs from Mexico, many vowed to impeach the man they largely blamed for the mess, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Republicans have continued hammering Mayorkas...But as winter has turned to spring, the GOP has taken little action to remove Mayorkas."
Article Title: Job Openings Fall While Layoffs Increase in March
Snippet of Article: "...layoffs increased by 248,000, led by the construction, accommodation, food services and health care industries.
“Job openings fell to 9,590,000 in March, down from 9,974,000 in Feb..."
Article Title: Is this a banking crisis - how worried should I be?
Snippet of Article: "...What is happening with banks and are they collapsing?...US, regulators have shut down and sold three mid-size US banks since the beginning of March - Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic. The failures are the biggest to hit the US since the 2008 financial crisis. ..."
Article Title: Biden's funding for UN green energy projects faces Republican roadblock
Snippet of Article: "...No taxpayer 'should have to foot the bill for the United Nations’ radical and unscientific climate agenda...a member of the House Budget Committee, authored the bill — the No Taxpayer Funding for United Nations Green Climate Fund Act — in an effort to restrict the extent to which U.S. taxpayers fund global green energy projects. The so-called Green Climate Fund was established in 2010 to help steer funds from Western nations to the developing world for climate technology."
Article Title: Divider in chief? Biden continues repeated attacks against political opponents while calling for unity
Snippet of Article: "...Biden attacked Republicans and supporters of former President Trump in his 2024 presidential campaign announcement while simultaneously calling for national unity, continuing a contradiction seen throughout his presidency of targeting political opponents as he pledges to bring the country together.
Biden announced that he and Vice President Harris will seek re-election..."
Article Title: DeSantis brands Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg a 'menace to society' and accuses him of flouting 'the rule of law' with his Trump 'agenda' -
Snippet of Article: "DeSantis said Bragg was 'all about politics' and labeled him a 'menace to society.'
DeSantis, speaking in Nassau County hours after a speech at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, lambasted the progressive DA for working to keep criminals out of jail and downgrading felonies to misdemeanors. ...that is not the rule of law,' said the governor, earning a standing ovation from his audience. ...Gov. Ron DeSantis slams Soros-backed Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for flimsy indictment: "This guy is doing politics. He has an agenda. That is not the rule of law!"
Article Title: Calling for charges against Biden after Trump indictment
Snippet of Article: "Thursday’s indictment of former President Donald Trump has set a precedent enabling Republican prosecutors to seek criminal charges against President Biden. ...“You can be sure that there are prosecutors across Florida and Texas right now who are looking for a state law hook into the Biden family,” he added. “And if they’re not, they’re not doing their jobs.”... "
Article Title: The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
Snippet of Article: "If the world is getting better, why does everything feel so terrible? Global capitalism appears to be saving the world and destroying the West, at the same time. ...widespread resentment toward globalization as a result of people feeling like they were being left behind ..."
Article Title: Lawmakers call on USPS to combat surge in ‘change of address’ fraud
Snippet of Article: "...A group of bipartisan lawmakers has called on the U.S. Postal Service to strengthen its internal processes to reduce change of address fraud, which each year allows fraudsters to redirect thousands of people’s mail, including bills, checks and bank statements.
U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, 5th) and other House lawmakers want USPS to make it more difficult for fraudsters to hijack a person’s mail by ensuring USPS verifies the identity of the person submitting the change of address request. ..."
Article Title: Ron DeSantis says he will refuse any extradition request after Trump indictment: 'Questionable circumstances'
Snippet of Article: "...Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida "will not assist" in any extradition request by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid what he called "questionable circumstances," while slamming the charges against former President Trump as "un-American" and as a "weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda." ..."
Article Title: The Federal Government consists of three types of services
Snippet of Article: "...The Federal Government consists of three types of services, the competitive service, the excepted service, and the Senior Executive Service.
Competitive service
Competitive service positions are positions subject to the civil service laws passed by Congress to ensure that applicants and employees receive fair and equal treatment in the hiring process.
In the competitive service, individuals must..."
Article Title: Migrant accused of assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent
Snippet of Article: "A migrant has been arrested for assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent...agent then caught up to Lara-Lairo and took him to the ground as the individual continued to resist the arrest.
The agent’s bodycam was detached due to the struggle. The agent then managed to make the arrest..."
Article Title: Are Your Deposits At Risk In A Banking Crisis?
Snippet of Article: "...Much has been debated about whether the financial market is headed for a crash but at the heart of it, it’s critical Americans know their cash is safe in the U.S. banking system. That confidence was tested after three banks failed in recent weeks, two of which prompted emergency backing by the government since most of the depositors would have been unable to access their funds without swift federal action.
The long-standing federal fund that insures deposits at failed banks risked depletion otherwise—Silicon Valley Bank was the second largest bank failure in U.S. history and shut down abruptly after depositors fled at an alarming rate, driven by social media posts. ..."
Article Title: OPM Gives Agencies Guidance for a New Program to Rotate Cybersecurity Employees
Snippet of Article: "...implement the new Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program, meant to give government employees working in cybersecurity the opportunity to take details at other agencies. The program comes from a bipartisan law passed last year.
The new program comes as the government and industry continue to contend with a shortage of cybersecurity workers. In 2022, there were 755,743 job openings for cybersecurity professionals nationwide, according to Cyberseek, a tool backed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST. In the public sector, there were 45,708 openings. ..."
Article Title: Biden called out for claiming his budget 'keeps our borders secure:' 'This must be a joke'
Snippet of Article: "Twitter users condemned his claim as preposterous.
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol told lawmakers last week the agency does not have operational control of the U.S. southern border and also said that migration levels were at "crisis" levels in some places. It was also revealed this week that Border Patrol had reached one million migrant encounters already for fiscal year 2023...."
Article Title: Amazon lays off another 9,000 jobs amid tech downturn
Snippet of Article: "Reuters reported that Amazon has cut 27,000 jobs in recent months, or about 9 percent of the company's 300,000-strong workforce.
It's a marked shift for a company that for years has touted its job creation.
Amazon's goal is to identify candidates for a new round of layoffs by April. ...Facebook (Facebook) parent company Meta announced last week that it will lay off another 10,000 employees ..."
Article Title: Pay Compression, Pay Caps for Federal Employees is Frozen at $183,500
Snippet of Article: "Pay compression and the pay freeze now impact senior federal employees in 31 GS locality pay areas. ...The raise has also created more pay compression among federal employees at the higher levels of government employment. ..."
Article Title: The U.S. Postal Service will release the U.S. Flag stamp on April 10
Snippet of Article: "Summer stamps Release dates, locations announced. ...The Postal Service has announced release dates and dedication locations for stamps that will be issued from June through August:
• U.S. Flag, April 10, Freedom..."
Article Title: Russia flying more armed aircraft over US bases
Snippet of Article: "Kurilla talked about the ongoing harassment of the U.S. forces in the region during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. ...Russian aircrafts have become emboldened lately to act more aggressive towards U.S. bases. He said that the actions of the Russian Air Force...They fly over our bases with ground attack aircraft with weapons on them..."
Article Title: SVB employees received bonuses hours before bank shutdown, reports say
Snippet of Article: "The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation offered Silicon Valley Bank employees 45 days of employment and 1.5 times their salary, reports say.
An FDIC official did not comment on the details to CNN, but said it is standard practice and one of the first steps the independent government agency takes after being named receiver.
US workers also received their annual bonuses on Friday, just hours before FDIC took over the collapsed lender, Axios reported. ...Employees, except essential and branch workers, were told to keep working remotely..."
Article Title: List of federal agencies in the United States
Snippet of Article: "The majority of the independent agencies of the United States government are also classified as executive agencies (they are independent in that they are not subordinated under a Cabinet position). There are a small number of independent agencies that are not considered part of the executive branch, such as the Congressional Research Service and the United States Sentencing Commission, which are legislative and judicial agencies, respectively.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. ..."
Article Title: Biden will announce executive order on guns to move U.S. 'as close to universal background checks as possible' and crack down on dealers
Snippet of Article: "President Joe Biden will announce a sweeping executive order increasing the number of background checks on gun buyers and cracking down on firearms dealers ... "
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Snippet of Article: "Bank stocks continue to weigh on the market after SVB Financial Group's (SIVB) collapse. ...Bank stocks continue to weigh on the market after SVB Financial Group's (SIVB) collapse. The bank sector got a boost this weekend after U.S. regulators announced plans to ensure depositors have access to their SVB funds today, however, the bounce appears to have been short-lived.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are down 203 points ahead of the open, while S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) futures sit more modestly in the red. ..."
Article Title: The Fed will be forced to surrender on rate hikes after SVB's failure
Snippet of Article: "The Federal Reserve will be forced to end its interest-rate hikes following SVB's collapse, according to Mohamed El-Erian. ..."The immediate move in 2-year bonds points to the view that, by treating this as a systemic threat, the #Fed will also retreat from its #inflation battle," he added. ..."
Article Title: Regulators seize Signature Bank in third-largest US bank failure
Snippet of Article: "...All of those deposit holders will get their money back, according to a joint statement from the Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, who cited a "systemic risk exemption" that is also being applied to all Silicon Valley Bank deposit holders. Shareholders and certain unsecured debt holders will not be protected, they added, and senior management had been removed. ..."
Article Title: NASA is monitoring an asteroid that could collide with Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046
Snippet of Article: "...so far seems to pose one of the greatest risks of them all. The asteroid, known as 2023 DW, was only first discovered on Feb. 26, according to the European Space Agency. It's now been added to the agency's Risk List..."
Article Title: US issues 'do not travel' warning for Mexico
Snippet of Article: "The U.S. State Department is reminding American citizens it has issued its highest-level warning advising against travel to parts of Mexico.
This comes after the FBI announced four U.S. citizens were kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. Two of the Americans were killed and the other two found alive after the violent shootout and abduction that was captured on video. ..."
