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Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case after extraordinary internal revolt  —  The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case.  A federal court judge must approve the decision to drop the charges.  —  The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss corruption charges …

Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest  —  Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would seek to have the case dismissed, or risk losing their jobs  —  The Justice Department on Friday filed …

Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website  —  The doge.gov website that was spun up to track Elon Musk's cuts to the federal government is insecure and pulls from a database that can be edited by anyone, according to two separate people who found the vulnerability and shared it with 404 Media.

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say  —  Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile …

Mass layoffs now paused at US nuclear weapons agency  —  The Department of Energy has paused the firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, multiple sources tell ABC News.  —  Managers with the National Nuclear Security Administration …

Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans  —  In a late-night purge, seven federal agencies carried out mass layoffs — 1,000 at the VA alone, the nation's largest employer of military veterans  —  Picture this.  You risk everything for your country.  Leave friends and family behind.

Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections  —  The cuts are expected to at least partially reverse the Biden administration's efforts to beef up the agency.  —  The Trump administration is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service …