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State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to their ability to respond to crises. It’s all causing confusion, frustration and concern. The federal government shutdown isn’t helping. “Every …

Days before he was ordered to appear in front of a US district judge to answer pressing questions about the immigration crackdown in Chicago, the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field director is heading out of town and two other officials are set to testify Monday instead. The judge at the center of the discussion said she didn’t want to …

The Big Cities Health Coalition is the latest group to take a strong public stand in support of vaccination as a direct response to concerns that the federal government is limiting access and raising doubts. “We are united behind a simple message: get vaccinated,” the group wrote in a statement that was published Monday. It was signed by two dozen …

Federal Prosecutors Downgrade Charge Against David Huerta to a Misdemeanor  The New York Times California labor leader charged over blocking ICE agents sees felony cut to misdemeanor  Los Angeles Times Source link

University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding  The Washington Post University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges  The New York Times 5 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond  CNN UVA declines invitation to join federal education compact  UVA Today University of Pennsylvania declines to sign agreement to …

The agency that maintains the US nuclear arsenal will be sending home 80% of its workforce as the government shutdown drags through its 17th day and into the weekend, now the longest full funding lapse in US history. House armed services committee chair Mike Rogers said in a Friday press conference that the National Nuclear Security Administration has now exhausted …

One essential Social Security employee didn’t foresee her surgery being upended by the federal government shutdown when she scheduled it for early October. But the longtime manager decided to postpone the procedure, which would have required her to take two weeks off to recover, fearing that she could lose her job if she was absent from work. That’s because taking …

The federal government has been shut down for more than two weeks. Mehmet Eser/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/AFP via Getty Unions representing federal employees say the Trump administration is planning to conduct mass firings at the Interior Department despite a court order temporarily blocking layoffs during the shutdown. The disclosure came amid a legal fight between …

WASHINGTON — John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser during his first term, surrendered to authorities Friday after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that allege he mishandled classified information. Bolton was seen by NBC News leaving his home in Bethesda, Maryland, in a black sport utility vehicle Friday morning. He entered …

Federal workforce losses are mounting, and agencies need a plan  Government Executive Court blocks Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs for federal employees  Federal News Network Judge Blocks Federal Firings During Shutdown For Now  Bloomberg.com Judge blocks shutdown layoffs and Trump acknowledges covert CIA action in Venezuela: Morning Rundown  NBC News Interior planning layoffs despite court order, unions say  E&E News by POLITICO Source link