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Supreme Court Rejects Trump Admin’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments
The high court in a 5–4 decision declined to block a judge’s order to release $2 billion in foreign aid payments.
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Federal Government Plans to Sell Off Hundreds of ‘Non-Core’ Buildings
The government stated that most of the listed properties are functionally obsolete.
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$800 million in Social Security cost savings identified for 2025, SSA says…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates that it is on course to save hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2025 fiscal year, with the bulk of the savings coming from payroll reductions.
“The agency has thus far identified over $800 million in cost savings or cost avoidance for fiscal year (FY) 2025 in areas of payroll, information technology, contracts and grants, and space savings (i.e., real property), and other savings through new, common-sense approaches to printing, travel, and purchase card policies,” SSA said in a March 3 statement .
SSA Confirms Over $7.5 Billion in Retroactive Social Security Payments
Many beneficiaries are also set to receive higher benefits starting in April.
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AG Secretary Says Biden Admin Racked Up $49 Billion Trade Deficit That Triggered 30% Surge In Farm Costs
‘You can’t do anything overnight’
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Judge Blocks NYC’s Bid to Swiftly Recover $80.5 Million in FEMA Grant for Housing Illegal Immigrants
The money had been given to the city during the Biden administration to offset the overcrowding of facilities housing illegal immigrants.
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