Schmidt, an electrical engineer, had been returning to the US on 7 March. His mother did not hear from him until 11 March, when he was transferred to hospital after collapsing. She told NBC news she had no idea why her son had been detained, saying: "I feel helpless, absolutely helpless." Schmidt and his mother moved to the US from Germany in 2007 and got permanent resident cards the following year. He renewed his legal permanent residence status last year and has no active legal issues, his mother said, although she added that he had faced misdemeanour charges about 10 years ago. ... The CBP sent the Guardian the same statement, without further explanation. The statement also said: "When an individual is found with drug-related charges and tries to reenter the country, officers will take proper action." read more
Reports of declining insect populations have received widespread media attention, but evidence for declines has been variable across regions and taxonomic groups. read more
The Donald Trump administration has cancelled several international aid projects, including contracts supporting HIV, polio, and malaria programmes in some of the world's most impoverished communities. Earlier this week, the administration officially terminated these contracts through brief, direct emails. Around 5,800 contracts under USAID have been revoked. These included vital projects such as refugee aid, tuberculosis clinics, and polio vaccination initiatives, according to The New York Times. read more
The official White House social media account shared a photo of President Trump wearing a crown with the words "Long Live the King" on Wednesday. Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City's congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan's busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit. read more
"The bank told him he died in November."
No, DOGE, through Social Security, told the bank that he died in November.
Social Security then clawed back the payments for December and January.
Social Security hasn't issued payments for February, and it's already March.
What changed? DOGE
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" You know what I meant - regulations are written all of the time without consulting Congress. "
Are you aware of a phrase, commonly used in the English language,
"It shouldn't take an Act of Congress..."
Assuming you are, then you should understand this phrase exists because Congress delegates authority as matter of course, and doesn't have to be consulted on every rule change that is put into place within the Federal millieu.
You didn't understand that when you argued the Consumer Financial Protection Agency is unconstitutional, by the way.