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Trump calls Netanyahu “a war hero” and then says “I guess I am too” during radio interview as veterans slam cuts to VA care.
Today’s GovBrief News
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu vows city will remain a sanctuary despite ICE threat to flood the city with raids.
Federal regulatory website reginfo.gov, which tracks agency data collection and public comments, has been down for nearly a week.
Journalist sues DHS and Justice Dept after ICE keeps him jailed despite judge’s release order, citing retaliation for reporting.
IRS scraps layoff plans, asks some pushed-out workers to return after shedding 26,000 employees and facing critical staffing gaps
Trump administration sending migrants into exile under third-country deportation pacts with Uganda and Honduras
Trump blames soaring electricity prices on wind and solar ‘scam,’ though analysts cite data centers, EV demand and climate-driven strain.
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $783 million in research grants Congress had appropriated under anti-DEI push.
Trump administration cuts $12 million California health grant after state refused to drop transgender content from teen pregnancy program.
U.S. commandos kill senior ISIS financier in rare Syria ground raid, the second in less than one month.
White House targets Smithsonian artworks including refugee and Fauci portraits as Trump orders legal review of museum independence.
Trump vows to expand DC police takeover to other cities as nearly 80% of residents oppose federal control despite lower crime rates.
Trump deploys 20 military JAG lawyers to prosecute civilian crimes in Washington, the first such move since a World War II military tribunal.
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