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Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington, DC, Police Chief Pamela Smith signed an executive order Thursday allowing DC police officers to share information about people not in their custody with federal immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE — as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital and crackdown on illegal immigration. Along with providing …

D.C. Homeless Camps Are Cleared Ahead of Federal Raids  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — One major question will be front and center for Federal Reserve policymakers as they prepare for an annual conference in Jackson, Wyoming next week and a crucial policy meeting in September: Which is a bigger problem for the economy right now, stubborn inflation or slower hiring? Weak job gains since April have pushed some officials toward supporting …

WASHINGTON (7News) — As D.C. experiences heightened federal law enforcement activity following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, Mayor Muriel Bowser is in Martha’s Vineyard for what her office said is a family commitment. The mayor’s office confirmed to 7News Thursday afternoon that Bowser will return to the District on Friday afternoon. Just after 6 p.m., Bowser revealed on social …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Federal district courts are beginning to implement new approaches to guard confidential information in cases following a breach of the electronic databases used in the judiciary. The policy changes move an already vulnerable and antiquated record-keeping system to paper-only filings in some instances after a major cyber security breach of federal court records this summer that …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday. A video of Sean Charles Dunn berating a group of federal agents late Sunday went viral online. Dunn was …

Federal Court Delivers Major Win for Black Voters in Louisiana State Redistricting Battle  Democracy Docket Appeals panel declines Louisiana’s invitation to gut Voting Rights Act  The Hill Supreme Court poised to rehear voting rights case  upi.com SCOTUS date set for arguments in Louisiana’s redistricting case  Baton Rouge Business Report The Supreme Court Is About To Deal A Final Blow To A 60-Year-Old Law  HuffPost Source …

Federal judge declares Education Department’s attempt to bar diversity programs unlawful  Politico Judge blocks two Trump efforts to eliminate DEI in schools and colleges  The Guardian Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs  The New York Times Another Trump Appointee Deals Legal Blow To President’s Agenda  Newsweek Judge blocks Trump guidance that threatened DEI programs in schools  The Hill Source link

Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent  The New York Times Trans vegan cult suspect in border agent killing faces death penalty: DOJ  Fox News Seattle woman could face death penalty if convicted in killing of border patrol agent in Vermont  KING5.com Prosecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering border agent in Vt.  WCAX Feds seek …

The second Trump administration has its first federal cybersecurity debacle to deal with. A breach of the United States federal judiciary’s electronic case filing system, discovered around July 4, has pushed some courts onto backup paper-filing plans after the hack compromised sealed court records and possibly exposed the identities of confidential informants and cooperating witnesses across multiple US states. More …