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Federal workers ordered to return to work may find no office space exists
Many federal workers are struggling to grasp how they’ll comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring them to return to in-person work when they don’t have any designated office space. Several agencies eliminated office space at the peak of the pandemic, with personnel moving to work remotely or to a hybrid model. Others were…
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Trump’s executive strategy tests presidential powers
The recent firings of federal officials and rounds of executive orders under President Donald Trump have ignited dozens of lawsuits, spurring a growing public debate about the scope of his authority — and whether Trump is restoring powers that the framers originally intended for the commander in chief. Many of the lawsuits from former inspectors general disputing their terminations…
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Freedom Caucus gets White House bully pulpit with Russ Vought appointment
The Freedom Caucus’s power is expanding beyond the halls of Congress with the appointment of Russ Vought as White House budget director. Vought, a conservative whose brass-knuckled approach to politics naturally aligns him with the Freedom Caucus, has spent years antagonizing House leadership from the outside. As a think tank wonk, he helped the hard-liners…
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Rand Paul highlights ‘reckless’ government spending on foreign aid
Government spending has received extra scrutiny since President Donald Trump began his second term on Jan. 20. With the inception of the Department of Government Efficiency, numerous revelations have been discovered on what the government spends in billions of dollars of taxpayer money. However, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the original critic of wasteful spending, led…
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First-class flights, seven-figure salaries: How NGO bosses are living good on the taxpayer dime
A constellation of nonprofit organizations collectively receiving billions of dollars from government agencies such as U.S. Agency for International Development shower their executives with lucrative compensation, luxury travel, generous contracts for family members, and top-tier office spaces, a Washington Examiner review of public records found. The government has tasked prominent nongovernmental organizations such as ACDI/VOCA,…
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In final days, Biden awarded $50 million to self-dealing charity leader
EXCLUSIVE — During President Joe Biden‘s last 20 days in office, his administration issued at least $1 billion in grants to hundreds of nonprofit groups scattered throughout the United States. A slice of that pie, $50 million, was awarded by the Department of Energy to a little-known charity in New Mexico called the Tribal Energy…
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Denver vs. The FDA | SLOAN
Kelly Sloan Denver City Council’s crusade against flavored nicotine products continues to vex those of us who, as a matter of civic responsibility, desire to see a marked reduction in the smoking of tobacco, particularly among youth. The question, from a public policy perspective, becomes one of how to reduce the societal harms of smoking,…
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Expand housing supply by empowering Colorado’s faith communities | OPINION
Andrew Boesenecker Javier Mabrey As housing costs continue to rise and the supply of housing declines, finding an affordable place to call home is a huge challenge for Colorado families. We have the second-worst housing deficit in the nation — at a staggering 100,000 homes needed to keep Coloradans in the communities where they work and raise…
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Fetterman calls on Trump to rescind executive order on transgenders in military
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) called on President Donald Trump to rescind part of his executive order on prioritizing military excellence and readiness concerning transgender members of the military. Fetterman posted a video to his X account where he declared himself “unapologetically pro the LGBTQ community” before asking the Trump administration to reverse the order. “I…
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Trump administration blocked from axing all foreign aid contracts
A Washington, D.C., judge blocked the Trump administration from canceling all foreign aid contracts on Thursday night. The judge, Biden appointee Amir Ali, said the federal government did not account for the widespread pain the suspension would inflict upon organizations and groups that need it. “However, at least to date, Defendants have not offered any…