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Military Raised Water Level of River in Ohio for JD Vance’s Family Boating Trip

The Secret Service said the boats the agency uses for security are usually motorized and need deeper waters to operate.

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Vice President JD Vance took his family on a boating trip in Ohio for his 41st birthday.
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New Firm Seeks to Confront Trump on Executive Power

The Washington Litigation Group is the latest nonprofit group to join the legal challenges against the president, with a strategy of focusing on appeals early in the case.

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Cathy A. Harris was fired without cause from the Merit Systems Protection Board and has enlisted the Washington Litigation Group in her appeals process.
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More Than 150,000 Federal Workers Accepted Trump’s Resignation Incentives

A new government estimate, along with a study by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, provides a long-awaited window into the scale of the departures.

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Departing State Department workers outside the agency’s building in Washington this month.
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