News for the federal worker and those interested in official news of the federal government, federal civilian service employees and civil servants. Various federal news articles with reference citations.
Snippet of Article: "US Supreme Court has declined to block the laws adopted by the New York last year regulating gun purchases..."
Source: www.livemint.comArticle Excerpt: "...President Biden on Monday said those who argue they need assault weapons to fight the government need a much bigger arsenal to stand a chance. ... said: "You need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons"... he also falsely claimed there have always been limits on the Second Amendment. "The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own. "
Reference Source: www.foxnews.com
Snippet of Article: "...The document also shows that Hunter checked a box on the form claiming to own Joe Biden’s home. It is unknown why Hunter would have paid rent if he owned the home. It should be noted Joe Biden’s 2017 tax return on Schedule E only listed $19,800 in “rents received.” In 2018, Biden listed no rents received. ..."
Source: www.breitbart.comSnippet of Article: "..."The account shows that, over two months after the first discovery, the Biden team still did not complete a thorough search. It is chilling to think how the President would have proceeded if he didn't ‘take classified documents seriously.'..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...Of all the reforms in House rules secured by the conservative rabblerousers last week, arguably the most momentous was the promise that Republicans will not pass any debt ceiling increase until substantial budget process reforms and spending cuts are secured. ..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...discovered among personal and political papers a small number of additional Obama-Biden Administration records with classified markings. 'All but one of these documents were found in storage space in the President’s Wilmington residence garage. 'One document consisting of one page was discovered among stored materials in an adjacent room..."
Source: www.dailymail.co.ukSnippet of Article: "Nonresidents may qualify for benefits. Find out how. ...If you are a nonresident seeking financial assistance in the US, consider applying for Supplemental Security Income. You may be eligible, depending on how long you have lived in the country, your immigration status, salary and other factors. ..."
Source: www.cnet.comSnippet of Article: "...U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with a labor dispute that could narrow federal protections for unions by...U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with a labor dispute that could narrow federal protections for unions by making it easier for employers to sue over strikes that result in damage to company property."
Source: www.reuters.comSnippet of Article: "...Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, told Bloomberg on Monday that a gas stove ban was on the table. ...set off a firestorm among Republican politicians...who tweeted that the federal government has no business telling families how to cook their dinner."
Source: www.businessinsider.comSnippet of Article: "...The group released statements after local GOP officials from Nassau County urged the congressman to immediately resign in a press conference on Wednesday. The New York Republican came under fire following reports that he misled voters about his education, employment and religion. He has since admitted to “embellishing” his resume. Santos, however, is remaining defiant ..."
Source: fox4kc.comSnippet of Article: "...The number of confirmed or suspected attacks affecting the power grid in Washington state had reached a decade-high last year, even before four electrical substations in Pierce...The rise in confirmed or suspected attacks in the state comes as incidents have increased across the nation amid warnings from federal authorities about threats to power grid security.
Source: www.thenewstribune.comSnippet of Article: "...Nav Canada, the Canadian national air navigation service provider, released a statement just after 12.30pm as US airlines struggled to resume normal service. “Nav Canada’s Canadian NOTAM entry system is currently experiencing an outage affecting newly issued NOTAMs, and we are working to restore function.”...A tweet posted by the agency stated: 'Nav Canada continues to investigate the cause of the outage; at this time, we do not believe it to be related to the FAA outage experienced earlier today.'"
Source: yahoo.comSnippet of Article: "...The agency added that there was "no evidence of a cyber attack" and that it is "continuing a thorough review to determine the root cause," per a statement. ..."
Source: www.axios.comSnippet of Article: "...Alongside Biden and Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, AMLO praised Biden’s immediate halt to border wall construction along the southern border. The day after taking office, Biden signed an executive order that stopped all wall construction that had been underway by former President Trump. “You, President Biden, you are the first president of the United States in a very long time that has not built, not even one meter, of wall,” AMLO said ..."
Source: www.breitbart.comSnippet of Article: "...A government watchdog is demanding the US attorney probing Hunter Biden in Delaware investigate tens of millions in anonymous donations from China to the University of Pennsylvania, where an academic center is named for his father, President Biden. The Ivy League college raked in a total of $54.6 million from 2014 through June 2019 in donations from China, including $23.1 million in anonymous gifts starting in 2016, according to public records. Most of the anonymous donations..."
Source: nypost.comSnippet of Article: "...McCarthy said in October that he would be willing to use the debt limit legislation as leverage to force spending cuts, but conservatives have doubts about how hard he would push it ..."
Source: thehill.comSnippet of Article: "...A vote on legislation surrounding border security, 72-hour notice from release of legislation before voting on it, Individual votes on each of the 12 appropriations bills and excluding earmarks from such bills, ..."
Source: www.mediaite.comSnippet of Article:
Source: www.youtube.comSnippet of Article: "...include a resolution to create a subcommittee to probe "the Weaponization of the Federal Government" under President Joe Biden's administration. The new GOP majority will first have to elect a speaker..."We are so serious, it's not just a goal, it's a rule," Greene tweeted on Sunday, and added what appeared to be a quote from the rules package: "Establish the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government to investigate the full extent of the Biden Administration's assault on the constitutional rights of American citizens.""
Source: www.newsweek.comSnippet of Article: "...McCarthy will be passed over for speaker, former Republican Congressman David Jolly (R-FL) predicts, unless he...will impeach Biden"
Source: www.msn.comSnippet of Article: "..."It looks absolutely insane," Labosco told co-host Todd Piro. "We don't understand why these decisions are being made. The intel is clear. Al Qaeda is watching for our weak areas. Our aviation is a high-risk area. We're not protecting our aviation domain, and we're going to the border. It is absolutely madness."...High-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources told Judicial Review that "al Qaeda says upcoming attacks on US possibly involving planes, will use new techniques and tactics." "
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...“It is true that we struggle with trust with Mr. McCarthy because time and again his viewpoints, his positions, they shift like sands underneath you,” Gaetz told reporters before Tuesday’s vote. “If you want to drain the swamp, you cannot put the biggest alligator in charge of the exercise.”..."
Source: www.nbcnews.comSnippet of Article: "...President Biden has issued an Executive Order finalizing the 2023 federal pay raise as well as the 2023 GS pay scale tables. ...the federal pay raise for 2023 will be an across-the-board base pay increase of 4.1%"
Source: www.fedsmith.comSnippet of Article: "...Secure 2.0, which will make it easier for millions of Americans to stash more cash in their workplace retirement plans. It will also help middle- and lower-income workers who may not be able to save much by providing them with a new benefit that amounts to a savings contribution -- up to $1,000 per person. ...read the fine print. Secure 2.0 automatically enrolls part-time workers in their employer's retirement plan unless they opt out -- but that's only if the retirement plan is new. Existing plans do not have to automatically enroll their workers. Then there is this: Many employers still don't offer retirement plans in the first place, making all of this moot for many workers -- the very ones who need to be saving more for retirement. ..."
Source: www.morningstar.comShouting Erupts on House Floor During Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk Snippet of Article: "... Meanwhile, Rep. Anna Paulina...