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South Carolina, Montana declining federal unemployment funds ‘a huge mistake,’ economists say

Friday, May 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- South Carolina and Montana residents will be cut off from federal pandemic unemployment benefits next month, with Republican governors in each state claiming the payments have led to a workforce shortage. Economists say that's not the case. "Employers are just angry that... Read More.

George Floyd case: Four police officers indicted on federal civil rights charges

Friday, May 7 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death were indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges. The three-count indictment alleges Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane deprived Floyd's rights when they saw him lying... Read More.

George Floyd case: Four police officers indicted on federal civil rights charge

Friday, May 7 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death were indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges. The indictment alleges Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane deprived Floyd's rights when they saw him lying on... Read More.

Judge strikes down CDC’s authority to uphold federal eviction freeze

Wednesday, May 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A D.C. district judge ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have the authority to uphold a federal eviction moratorium, which was put in place to prevent those behind on rent because of the pandemic from being... Read More.

Biden visits taqueria as 186,000 restaurants apply for federal aid from newly opened program

Wednesday, May 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- More than 186,000 restaurants flooded the federal government with applications for money in the first two days of a program set up to ameliorate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said Wednesday. President Joe Biden touted the high interest in... Read More.

Phony coronavirus vaccine site shut down by federal agents

Tuesday, May 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal investigators announced Monday they seized a website that they say fraudulently offered coronavirus vaccines in order to allegedly steal users' personal information. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland seized freevaccinecovax.org, which purported to be the website of an actual... Read More.

Federal grand jury charges 3 men with hate crime, attempted kidnapping in Ahmaud Arbery shooting

Wednesday, April 28 by ABC News

(GLYNN COUNTY, Ga.) -- A federal grand jury has charged three men with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. Travis McMichael, 35; Travis's father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and William Bryan, 51, have each been charged with... Read More.

Rudy Giuliani’s home, office searched by federal agents as part of lobbying probe

Wednesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Federal agents carried out a search warrant at the home and office of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Wednesday morning, sources familiar with the matter confirm to ABC News. The warrant was in relation to the ongoing probe led by... Read More.

Biden to mandate $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

Tuesday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Although U.S. President Joe Biden was unable to get a $15 minimum wage provision included in his COVID-19 relief package, he's making good on that campaign promise for one group of people: federal contract workers. Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday... Read More.

Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to superseding federal indictment

Friday, April 23 by ABC News

NEW YORK-- Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded not guilty on Friday to an eight-count superseding indictment alleging that she aided and conspired with Epstein in the sexual abuse of minors. The new indictment adds a fourth alleged female victim to existing charges and substantially... Read More.

AG Garland to announce federal probe into policing practices in Minneapolis

Wednesday, April 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland will announce Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a "pattern or practice" investigation into the Minneapolis police department, looking at whether the department has a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. Garland is expected to announce the investigation... Read More.

Pompeos violated federal ethics rules in assigning staff ‘personal’ errands, watchdog finds

Friday, April 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan violated the federal government's ethics rules by requesting staff carry out personal favors, according to the State Department inspector general's office. The federal watchdog had been undertaking the investigation of the Pompeos for... Read More.

Stories tagged with: federal

South Carolina, Montana declining federal unemployment funds ‘a huge mistake,’ economists say

George Floyd case: Four police officers indicted on federal civil rights charges

George Floyd case: Four police officers indicted on federal civil rights charge

Judge strikes down CDC’s authority to uphold federal eviction freeze

Biden visits taqueria as 186,000 restaurants apply for federal aid from newly opened program

Phony coronavirus vaccine site shut down by federal agents

Federal grand jury charges 3 men with hate crime, attempted kidnapping in Ahmaud Arbery shooting

Rudy Giuliani’s home, office searched by federal agents as part of lobbying probe

Biden to mandate $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to superseding federal indictment

AG Garland to announce federal probe into policing practices in Minneapolis

Pompeos violated federal ethics rules in assigning staff ‘personal’ errands, watchdog finds

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