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Head of Social Security challenged by lawmakers over long lines, wait times
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The head of the Social Security Administration testified...
Read moreDetailsUSDA Secretary Rollins blames Biden border policies for screwworm threat
By Sam Gauntt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday blamed the...
Read moreDetailsUS House passes bill to combat ‘ghost’ federal student aid applicants
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A bill to crack down on financial aid...
Read moreDetailsUS House Dems urge Congress to increase protections for trans and diverse students
By Amelia Twyman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. House on Wednesday called...
Read moreDetails‘What’s the alternative?’: US Sens. Cruz, Cantwell urge buy-in on college sports bill
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators promoted their...
Read moreDetailsBillions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration...
Read moreDetailsHomeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for...
Read moreDetailsRepublicans push $70B for immigration enforcement through US Senate, with no limits on ICE
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion...
Read moreDetailsUS Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsTrump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck...
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