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Available reporting shows there are two different but related numbers to watch for 2026: the COLA for federal retirees (annuitants) — announced as 2.8% for CSRS and effectively 2.0% for many FERS annu...
Reporting compiled from agency statements, news outlets and watchdog groups shows dramatically expanded its law‑enforcement hires in late 2025 and announced another large recruitment outcome by early ...
ICE undertook an unprecedented hiring surge in 2025–2026, adding roughly 12,000 officers and agents in under a year according to DHS and reporting, but public reporting and ICE statements included no ...
Multiple news outlets and statements report that President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social calling six Democratic lawmakers “TRAITORS,” saying their actions were “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by...
The major 2025 change that redefined retroactive benefit offsets and withholding was Congress’s Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), signed January 5, 2025, which repealed the Windfall Elimination ...
ICE’s published hiring outline shows a multi-step process: application via USAJOBS with screening and referral, online assessments for certain direct-hire postings, medical and polygraph requirements,...
Members of Congress who entered service under FERS have their pension computed with the same basic formula FERS uses generally: pension = high‑3 average pay × accrual rate × years of service, with som...
There is no direct citation in the provided material, so it is not possible to produce the exact number "according to congress.gov" from these sources; the available reporting documents, however, conf...
Official, authoritative sources for 2026 federal pay adjustments and locality determinations are led by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — which publishes pay tables, special-rate notices and ...
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, senior Republicans and administration officials urged employers and platforms to punish people who celebrated or mocked his death, and dozens to hundreds of employe...
President Trump has publicly denounced Democratic lawmakers who encouraged service members to “refuse illegal orders,” calling their message “seditious” and at times suggesting extreme punishment; Reu...