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Top 5 takeaways from the House immigration oversight hearing : NPR
Left to right, Rodney Scott, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Feb. 10, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Immigration…
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Overboard: Making sense of the various Gaza oversight committees created by Trump
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday announced the commencement of phase two of its plan for ending the Gaza war, which envisions the establishment of a series of panels tasked with governing the Strip in place of Hamas. Many of the new bodies have similar names, and some of them will play more symbolic roles than others, but here…
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Takeaways from the House Oversight hearing on Minnesota fraud allegations
Washington — At a swiftly scheduled House Oversight Committee hearing in the US Capitol Wednesday, Republican Minnesota state lawmakers testified that tax dollars intended for child care aid in their state are being absconded by criminals to purchase luxury homes and cars, property in Turkey and apartment buildings in Kenya – and that local Democrats have known about it. The…
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How the SEC’s revised 2025 plan could streamline crypto oversight
Key takeaways For years, US crypto firms operated under overlapping rules from the SEC, CFTC, FTC and FinCEN. The revised 2025 plan signals Washington’s intent to build a more flexible and structured framework tailored to digital assets. The SEC is moving toward a model centered on innovation, capital formation, market efficiency and investor protection. This marks an acknowledgment that crypto…
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Scientists Warn Ocean Carbon Removal Could Backfire Without Better Oversight
Experts say the ocean could help remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide, but the technologies are still shaky and hard to verify. With warming accelerating, residual emissions from aviation, shipping, and industry mean carbon removal will be essential. Yet marine approaches—from seaweed to plankton fertilization—carry scientific and environmental uncertainties. Oceans as a Climate Tool: Promise […] Source link
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GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report
Former President Joe Biden experienced such “cognitive decline” while in office that it remains a serious question as to whether he was aware of the substance of the various pardons and commutations signed in his name via autopen, the GOP-controlled House Oversight Committee asserted in a letter it sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging her to consider whether that…
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Hyderabad sperm mix-up case exposes gaps in ART regulation and oversight in fertility clinics
Hyderabad: The recent case of a sperm mix-up at a Hyderabad-based fertility clinic has reignited public debate over the efficacy of India’s Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. These twin legislations were introduced to regulate fertility treatments and surrogacy practices, but experts warn that implementation gaps continue to put patients, donors, and surrogate mothers at…
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