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Federal Personnel
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EEOC orders Interior Department to pay damages to three Bureau of Indian Education employees denied religious exemptions to Biden's 2021 COVID vaccine mandate.
Workers faced no actual discipline
Source: Government Executive
May 18, 2026
Intelligence
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FBI seeks $36 million contract for nationwide license plate reader access across all 50 states and territories, no warrant required for queries.
Flock and Motorola the likely vendors
Source: 404 Media
May 18, 2026
Health
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JAMA study finds miscarriage patients in 14 abortion-ban states get less effective treatment as doctors avoid mifepristone over criminal liability fears.
Expectant management raises hemorrhage risk
Source: News From The States
May 18, 2026
Congress
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Trump pressures Senate Majority Leader Thune to fire parliamentarian after she rules $220 million ballroom funding can't ride filibuster-proof reconciliation bill.
Thune refuses, second standoff in a year
Source: NOTUS
May 18, 2026
Foreign Relations
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Pentagon undersecretary Elbridge Colby pauses 86-year-old defense board with Canada, claiming Ottawa "failed to make credible progress" on its defense commitments.
Canada surpassed NATO 2% target
Source: CTV News
May 18, 2026
Criminal Justice
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Texas AG Paxton opens investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center after April DOJ fraud charges over alleged $3 million paid to KKK-tied individuals.
SPLC says payments gathered insider intelligence
Source: KTVC Austin
May 18, 2026