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State Department appeals board, now with limited authority, gains new members

The Trump administration recently limited the board’s authority to challenge employee removals and other adverse personnel actions, asserting that the secretary of state has final say on these decisions.

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Government Executive· Oct 2, 9:39 PMState Department appeals board, now with limited authority, gains new members

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Leader of $1.7M Hamas fundraising scheme bragged about 'friends' in NY: fedsSaleem Alzaq, who works in Hamas' "media office," boasted that he had “so many” friends in the Big Apple in a 2025 exchange with an undercover NYPD agent over Snapchat, federal prosecutors alleged.

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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingA former Florida congressman and political mentor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Friday for his role in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government. David Rivera, a Republican from Miami who served one term in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013, was…

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defense’: Daines says human rights report on West Bank violence is ‘misguided,' ‘oneWashington, D.C. — Montana Republican Senator Steve Daines spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in opposition to Senate Resolution 852 on Sept. 29.

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State Department accuses Senate Democrats of 'grandstanding' on oil dealSenate Democrats face congressional scrutiny over a Venezuela oil deal giving the Pentagon an equity stake in oil company NABEP, as the State Department accuses them of grandstanding.

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NYC Mayor Mamdani to receive ‘peacemaker award’ alongside controversial Iranian lobbying groupNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a controversial Iranian-American lobbying group will be honored with "peacemaker" awards by a New York state non-profit group next week.

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US Moves to Reassure Taiwan as Trump-Xi Ties Stall Big Arms DealThe US has allowed a flurry of engagements with Taiwan in the wake of Donald Trump’s lavish welcome for China’s Xi Jinping, signaling support for the island democracy even as it keeps a major arms sale in limbo ahead of more meetings between the leaders this year.

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Michigan Debate: Abdul El-Sayed Claims Mike Rogers Listing Atrocities of Oct. 7 Terror Attack Is ‘Political Theater’Muslim leftist Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed claimed during a Thursday night debate that his opponent, Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), was engaging in "political theater" for listing the atrocities of the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. The post Michigan Debate: Abdul El-Sayed Claims Mike Rogers Listing…

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El-Sayed refuses to say whether Iran is more of a threat than Israel in stunning Michigan Senate debate momentRogers blasted El-Sayed for his lack of clarity on terrorism and laced into him for not releasing a statement marking the three-year anniversary of Hamas' deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

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Outraged Susan Collins demands apology after rival Troy Jackson accuses her of ‘making money’ off Iran war during Maine Senate debateAn outraged Sen. Susan Collins demanded an apology from Troy Jackson at the Maine Senate debate Thursday after the Democratic candidate accused her of profiting off the war in Iran. Jackson argued the incumbent isn’t using “her leverage to stop” the conflict in the Middle East because “Collins and her husband are making money off...

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El-Sayed, Rogers trade barbs over Iran war, gas prices in Michigan Senate debateWhat began as a debate over Michigan families’ rising costs quickly turned into a heated political showdown Thursday night, as Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded personal attacks in their race for the U.S. Senate.

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