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An Ousted NSC Official Is Joining the House Intelligence Committee Staff
Derek Harvey, forced out of the White House this summer, is set to work for one of the committees central to the congressional Russia investigations.
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Play of the Day: Steve Bannon's Personal Look Dominated His '60 Minutes' Interview
The former presidential advisor likes wearing multiple shirts at once.
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Spending Battles Are Likely Still Brewing Despite Bipartisan Agreement on Hurricane Aid
There are already differences in the rhetoric Republicans and Democrats are using in discussing disaster relief.
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HUD Chief Carson Didn’t Violate Hatch Act at Trump Rally, Watchdog Finds
Carson did not give permission to be introduced with his official title, nor did he hear the introduction, according to OSC.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Union Expands on Previous PR Efforts with ‘They Work For U.S.’ Ad Campaign
Latest PSA campaign is significantly bigger than NTEU’s previous initiatives.
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Play of the Day: Dennis Rodman is Here to Solve the North Korea Problem
Only one man is friends with both Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump.
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Hundreds at EPA Reportedly Take Buyouts or Early Retirement
Union official questions how agency will respond to crises with reduced workforce.
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Trump Signs Funding Measure to Avert Shutdown
Bill keeps agencies open until early December and provides Hurricane Harvey relief.
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Hurricane Scientists Have Never Seen an Image Like This Before
For the first time in modern history, three hurricanes in the Atlantic are lined up in the most dangerous of ways, according to Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center.
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Play of the Day: More on Trump's Meeting With Top Democrats
It was a win for bipartisanship and Ivanka even showed up.
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DEA Exec Intervened to Reinstate Security Clearance of Agent Involved in Sex Scandal
Special agent was suspended for granting his mistress (who was also a criminal) access to agency facilities, drug case evidence.
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Senate Attaches Shutdown-Avoiding Measure to Harvey Relief Bill
Package would keep agencies open through early December and also temporarily increase the debt limit.
Management
Commission on Evidence-Based Policy Calls for Interagency Coordination
Report recommends a National Secure Data Service that would help with specific projects without compromising privacy.
Oversight
NASA's Next Head Wants it to Do Less Climate Science and More Weather Science, But You Can’t Separate Them
Jim Bridenstine would be in charge of an agency critical to both climate science and storm tracking. He's much fonder of the latter.
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Play of the Day: A Hurricane Deal Keeps the Government Open
Donald Trump agreed to a plan with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown later this month… thanks to Hurricane Harvey.
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Analysis: Trump's Buck-Passing on Immigration
The president’s decision to try to shift responsibility for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to Congress could turn out to be one of his politically shrewder moves.
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Play of the Day: Trump Wants to End DACA
The president also asked Congress to act on the law.
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A Satellite Image Shows the Incredible Size and Fury of Hurricane Irma
"What the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic looks like as it approaches the Caribbean.
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Harvey Quiets Threats of an Imminent Government Shutdown
GOP leaders are seizing on the storm as an excuse to put off showdowns over spending and the debt. But the truce might not last long.
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