Snippet of Article: "...By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure that every American worker has access to a simple, portable, low-cost retirement-savings option, it is hereby ordered:..."
Source: www.whitehouse.govSnippet of Article: "...Watch those deadlines if you’re mailing something important such as a tax filing, an election ballot or even a bill payment. The U.S. Postal Service established a policy on Dec. 24 whereby postmarks will not necessarily be applied on the day a piece of mail is dropped in a collection box or picked by a local carrier. The policy finds that the postmark will indicate the date an envelope or card is first processed by an automated sorting machine. Postal officials are allowing themselves one, two, even three days — at times even longer — to process mail. The agency’s past policy was to backdate a postmark for mail picked up on one day and, for whatever reason, not processed for a day or two. No more. ..."
Source: chroniclet.comSnippet of Article: "...President Trump has signed an executive order to create retirement accounts for tens of millions of workers who don’t currently have access to a 401(k) or another workplace plan.
“I promised to make the same types of retirement accounts enjoyed by federal employees available to all Americans, and that’s what we’re doing. It only seemed fair,” he said during the signing ceremony in the Oval Office.
Low-income earners without a retirement plan through their employer will receive a yearly federal matching contribution of up to $1,000 each, the president noted. ...The US Treasury Department will launch the website TrumpIRA.gov on Jan. 1, 2027, to begin fielding applications."
Snippet of Article: "'No one owns me. No one owns this department, no one owns this president,' Hegseth said..."What happens in markets … is not something we're involved in," Hegseth said. ..."That entire story is false," Hegseth responded. "Any insinuation that I have ever profited … I don't do it for money. I don't do it for profit. I don't do it for stocks."...Critics have pointed to a perceived double standard, noting that while a U.S. service member faces potential prison time for insider trading, enforcement of similar rules governing members of Congress historically has been less aggressive. ..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "The American Postal Workers Union is launching a national TV ad campaign...The ad ends with the message: “Vote by mail — keep it, protect it, expand it.” It comes two weeks after Trump signed an executive order that seeks to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and subsequently bar postal workers from sending absentee ballots to those who are not on each state’s approved list. ..."
Source: /www.daytondailynews.com
Snippet of Article: "Honor the national mammal of the United States with the American Bison Forever® stamps. The stamps are available in sheets of 16. ...Available On: 05/25/2026..."
Source: store.usps.com
Snippet of Article: "...The House unanimously passed a short-term extension of the nation’s spy powers early Friday morning after GOP rebels dramatically rejected a late-night, last-minute deal to extend the measure for five years.
Instead, the bill pushes the expiration of the powers to April 30 from April 20, while adding some additional reforms and language intended to woo the holdouts.
The move buys time for leaders to figure out how to address Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ..."
Snippet of Article: "...The FERS basic annuity formula pays 1% of your high-3 average salary for each year of service, or 1.1% for those who retire at 62 or later with at least 20 years. A federal employee with 30 years of service and a $90,000 high-3 average salary receives a pension of roughly $27,000 per year before taxes. That is 30% of pre-retirement income, not the 60%-70% many workers expect. Social Security is the second "leg" of the FERS stool. ..."
Source: finance.yahoo.comSnippet of Article: "Roughly 100,000 Transportation Security Administration employees had gone weeks without pay, a situation Mullin has worked urgently to fix.
"We expect most of those checks to be in their banks by Friday," Mullin told CBS News, noting that the administration used executive authority to ensure workers are compensated. ...criticized Democrats for allowing the shutdown to drag on, accusing them of jeopardizing national security by withholding funding.
"They're willing to defund and shut down 22 agencies that are tasked to keep the homeland safe," Mullin said, emphasizing that frontline personnel continued working despite the lack of pay...."
Snippet of Article: "...administration is moving to strip education requirements and create skills-based tests in hundreds of federal jobs as it seeks to reshape the civil service to be younger and more accessible to workers without a college degree.
The Office of Personnel Management has targeted more than 600 job classifications to review and already started removing ..."
Snippet of Article: "...Cyberattacks on EU phones and systems have officials scrambling to keep data secure. ..."
Source: www.politico.euSnippet of Article: "...A breach Tuesday of the widely used Axios software library is the latest in a string of incidents exposing risks in the systems that underpin how modern software is built.
Developers use Axios to handle how data moves between services, and the open-source tool is downloaded tens of millions of times a week. The real developers ..."
When America Gives You a Rotten Lemon...
Source: www.thepinknews.comSnippet of Article: "...The incident would mark the first time a US aircraft has been shot down over Iran during the conflict. ..."
Source: www.cnn.comSnippet of Article: "...SpaceX has confidentially filed for an IPO that could value the company at up to $1.75 trillion and raise as much as $75 billion, putting Elon Musk on a path to becoming the world’s first trillionaire...."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "...Postal Bulletin’s edition, published April 2, details the services USPS offers customers in obtaining passports.
Updates to the organization’s policies, procedures and forms are also included. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...A U.S. Marine formerly stationed at Camp Pendleton is now in federal custody, charged with stealing weapons of war — including a shoulder-fired missile system — with the intent to resell them in Arizona, according to court documents.
Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas is accused of using his position as an ammunition technical specialist at the School of Infantry West at the San Diego base to access and steal military property, including at least one Javelin missile system, military-grade ammunition and other weapons..."
Snippet of Article: "...President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
Trump got a wide audience and a chance to articulate clear objectives...
“For years, everyone has said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. But in the end, those are just words if you’re not willing to take action when the time comes,” Trump said.
The president said, “In these past four weeks our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield”...
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Snippet of Article: "...At the center of Sherrill’s expanding profile is the creation of “Mission to Deliver PAC,” a federally structured political organization designed to influence races across the country. The PAC allows for large-scale fundraising and spending in support of candidates in competitive federal and statewide elections, marking a clear shift from state-focused governance to national political engagement. The organization is not centered on New Jersey but instead targets key battleground races ahead of the 2026 midterms. Sherrill has indicated plans to campaign nationwide, building a network of donors and political allies while supporting candidates aligned with her policy approach. ..."
Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.comSnippet of Article: "...DHS called the alleged attacker, Bairon Posada-Hernandez, a 'serial criminal' with 15 prior charges; feds urge New York not to release him...Richard Williams, a retired Air Force pilot, died March 17 after he and another man were allegedly pushed onto the tracks at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Station days earlier. The alleged attacker, Honduran national Bairon Posada-Hernandez"
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...sporting gas masks attacking police officers who were trying to control the crowd...Police had to separate No Kings demonstrators from “Pro America” counter demonstrators as the two groups engaged in heated clashes. ...A large mob of demonstrators waving Palestinian and other flags hurled cement blocks towards Department of Homeland Security agents in Los Angeles. ...charged and threw cement blocks at DHS agents...Trump haters like actor Robert De Niro and state Attorney General Letitia James were in attendance at the demonstrations. A group of demonstrators waving red hammer and sickle flags chanted “there is only one solution communist revolution” outside Times Square. There were no arrests"
Source: nypost.comSnippet of Article: "...The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has upheld an Obama-era policy allowing insurers to limit federal workers' insurance coverage for gender-affirming treatment, potentially bolstering a recent total ban by President Donald Trump's administration, the Office of Personnel Management said on Thursday...."
Source: www.reuters.comSnippet of Article: "...The FBI has warned that Iranian hackers are using Telegram-based malware to spy on global targets, including journalists and dissidents, by gaining remote access to their devices. ..."
Source: www.ndtv.comSnippet of Article: "..."I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," Musk said in an X post on Saturday morning.
Musk's offer comes as a partial government shutdown passes one month...Republicans have pushed to fund DHS, while Democrats have sought standalone funding for agencies like TSA that would exclude immigration operations.
TSA officers are considered essential employees and are required to report to work even during a shutdown, though pay can be delayed."