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Feds call for family leave guarantee in 2020 budget
A conference between House and Senate legislators will determine whether guarantees for family leave will be included in 2020 defense spending measures.
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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Cummings led investigations of the president’s governmental dealings, including probes in 2019 relating to Trump’s family members serving in the White House.
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Oklahoma pension fund reports $4.2 million cyber theft
Duane Michael, the executive director of pension system, told The Oklahoman newspaper that the theft happened Aug. 26 after an employee’s email account was hacked.
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Retirees, family members to see increases in dental and vision premiums next year
The Office of Personnel Management announced Wednesday that the premium rates for 2020 for FEDVIP plans will increase on average by 5.6 percent for dental plans and by 1.5 percent for vision plans.
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Hard-won budget, debt deal clears Senate, advances to Trump
Passage marked a drama-free solution to a worrisome set of looming Washington deadlines as both allies and adversaries of the president set aside ideology in exchange for relative fiscal peace and stability.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to unfreeze Defense Department money for border wall
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift a freeze on Pentagon money it wants to use to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.
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Senate committee approves Esper and Milley to lead Pentagon, teeing up final vote
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved President Trump’s picks to the Pentagon’s top two spots.
