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Economic numbers show that it's Republican-led states excelling
"Republican-led states are driving job growth. Vice President [Kamala] Harris and President Biden deserve no credit for jobs that have been created -- they paid Americans not to work for months and stifled economic growth," the committee said in a report released Wednesday.
Neighborhoods left in dark amid surge of thieves stripping copper wire from street lights
Neighborhoods across the country are falling dangerously dark at sunset -- and staying that way overnight -- as cities from Philadelphia to Los Angeles struggle to deal with a staggering increase in the theft of copper wire from utility poles and street lights.
Harris-Walz administration would continue attacks on Medicare Advantage
Believe it or not, there's a government program that, by and large, works. It's popular and getting more so. Success has put Medicare Advantage and its program administrators in the sights of policymakers.
Pentagon report weighs the climate change threat
Inside the Ring: Rising global temperatures pose pressing challenges for the Defense Department and a new climate planning cell is needed to better monitor climate threats, according to a major new study by the Pentagon's Defense Science Board.
America can't afford bloated federal government -- literally or figuratively
It may seem like Americans can't agree on anything, but one thing comes close: Approval ratings for federal institutions such as Congress and executive branch agencies. They've declined significantly in recent years and sit today near an all-time low.
Federal worker collected telework paycheck while sitting in jail, exploits position as head of union
A federal employee and labor union leader collected her government paycheck for time worked even though she was actually sitting in a jail cell on DUI charges, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday.
Senators flag USDA's failures in tracking foreign-owned farmland
A bipartisan group of 14 senators is warning about possible inaccuracies in the government's tracking of foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, and are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fix the problem.
Machete-wielder at Capitol was illegal immigrant released despite being 'priority' for detention
An illegal immigrant who was caught with a machete, a knife and a brick outside the U.S. Capitol was previously in the custody of federal authorities twice but was released each time, according to new data obtained by the House Judiciary Committee.
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