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Additional security will be in place for the Jan. 6, 2025 certification of the presidential vote

Almost four years after the assault on the Capitol, Homeland Security Department officials will designate the congressional certification of the 2024 election a National Special Security Event.

Key debate takeaways for federal employees

Vice President Harris and former President Trump sparred over border security and Project 2025, among other things, on Tuesday night.

Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential debates

Although voters have come to expect debates in the weeks leading up to an election, they are a relatively new part of the campaign cycle, beginning only in 1960.

VIDEO: Hatch Act rules for federal employees, explained

The Hatch Act restricts the political activities of federal workers.

A pair of new bills aim to reshape the Secret Service 

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., penned new legislation to shift the agency’s jurisdiction for investigating financial crimes and alter how it designates its protective perimeter in the wake of the Trump assassination attempt. 

Walz’s U.S. House tenure: Bipartisan bills and a focus on vets and farms

The Democratic running mate has an extensive record on Capitol Hill as an effective lawmaker who was largely bipartisan.

Here's new Democratic VP pick Walz's record on civil service issues

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz previously served in the House of Representatives for a dozen years where he became the top Democrat on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

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Tim Walz picked by Harris as her running mate

The Minnesota governor was seen as the preferred vice presidential pick of the party’s progressive wing.

FBI lacks strategy for sharing information with social media platforms about foreign influence threats to U.S. elections

The Justice Department inspector general warned about the risk of sharing information with foreign-owned social media platforms, the FBI not maintaining relationships with companies outside of Silicon Valley and disinformation created using artificial intelligence.

What happens to government when a president bows out

An incumbent’s decision not to seek reelection complicates more than the electoral process.

If you’re in the military, voting this year could be tricky

Military families move often and have to navigate varying state laws, administrative hurdles and a lack of resources for access to the ballot.

The Trump campaign shooting puts a spotlight on Secret Service leadership, and the women serving in its ranks

Kimberly Cheatle, the second woman to lead the agency, is being called to testify in front of Congress, while conservatives question whether women are fit to provide protection.

Here’s how Trump’s new vice presidential pick stacks up on federal workforce issues

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has been at the center of GOP efforts in Congress to “dismantle” diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies, and has suggested that if Trump wins re-election, he should fire “every mid-level bureaucrat” in government.

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How federal agencies are responding to the Trump assassination attempt

FBI, Secret Service and others are taking a lead role and deploying personnel in response to Saturday's shooting.