The Trump administration plans to close more than 110 IRS offices with taxpayer assistance centers as part of its ongoing efforts to streamline the federal government, The Washington Post reported. The plan, detailed in a letter from the U.S. General Services Administration obtained by The Washington Post, was announced amid...
Clinton Administration Slashed Government Without DOGE’s Gross Missteps
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency is not the first attempt to streamline the federal government, Fareed Zakaria says in his opinion article in the The Washington Post. During Bill Clinton’s presidency, Vice President Al Gore led a similar effort to “reinvent government,” eliminating over 400,000 federal jobs and thousands...
Woodlake Police Acted in Self-Defense in Fatal Shooting, AG Bonta Says
Two Woodlake police officer acted in lawful self-defense when he fatally shot a man during a high-speed pursuit in Tulare County, according to a report released Friday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The state Department of Justice investigated the December 2022 shooting under Assembly Bill 1506, which requires the...
This California Sheriff Says He’ll Break the State’s Sanctuary Law
The specific way in which the sheriff of a rural Northern California county says he’s going to break state law is by contacting immigration authorities after he arrests someone who is in the country illegally. It’s equally true to say that Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman believes he’s upholding federal law, specifically the...
Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the master storyteller of police dramas, whose books, films and television tales powerfully caught the hard psychic realities of lonely street cops and flawed detectives trapped in a seedy world of greed and senseless brutality, died Friday at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 88. The...
Air Traffic Control Trainees to Get Raise of 30%
OKLAHOMA CITY — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration would increase the pay for air traffic controller trainees by $5 an hour as a part of an effort to boost recruitment and retention. In a briefing for reporters at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma...
What We Know About Gene Hackman’s Death
An investigation is underway into the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday. Hackman’s body was found in a mud room, and Arakawa’s on the floor of a bathroom, according to a search warrant...
Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA, With Hundreds Said to Be Fired in One Day
The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science. The firings are expected to cost more than 800 people their jobs, out of a total of about 13,000 staff members, according to two people familiar with...
Federal Workers Will Get Another Email Asking Them to Detail Accomplishments
WASHINGTON — Federal workers are expected to receive another email as soon as Saturday asking them to describe what they achieved this past week, according to a person familiar with the matter. The email will come directly from agencies’ human resources divisions this time, instead of from the Office of...
QB Matthew Stafford Gets a Restructured Contract to Stay With Rams
LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Matthew Stafford is staying with the Los Angeles Rams under a restructured contract, ending weeks of speculation about the Super Bowl winner's future. The Rams announced their new agreement with Stafford on Friday without initially revealing any details. The 37-year-old Stafford had two years left on...