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Kristin Barton is the news writer for TNT News, where she writes about politics, health, and travel. She has been a writer for over 15 years and has written for several national publications. Kristin graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in journalism and mass communications. She loves to travel and hopes to see every country in the world.

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Eric Adams to sue Trump admin over revoked $80M in FEMA migrant shelter funding for New York City

New York City mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the federal government secretly revoked more than $80 million in funding for the city’s migrant shelters. Counsel for the Adams administration sent a letter Friday to city Comptroller Brad Lander saying that the city’s Law Department planned […]

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New poll reveals growing number of Dems want party to move in new direction

After the Democratic Party’s well-publicized setbacks in November’s elections, a new national poll indicates Democrats increasingly want their party to moderate by moving toward the center. And the survey, from Gallup, also suggests an increasing percentage of Republicans support the GOP staying the same ideologically. A plurality of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents — 45% —

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Federal department slashes millions in contracts, including $230K for 'Brazilian forest and gender consultant'

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Friday that the department has terminated nearly 80 contracts, including for a Brazilian forest and gender consultant and a Central American gender assessment consultant. Rollins said the 78 contracts active under the Biden administration totaled more than $132 million, and more than 1,000 contracts are still under review

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BE BOLD Leadership Campaign Raises $415 Million to Help Strengthen Broward’s Future

The Community Foundation of Broward’s recent BE BOLD Leadership Campaign raised $415 Million to tackle Broward’s biggest challenges. The campaign, which launched in the 2017–2018 fiscal year and concluded on Dec. 31, 2024, set out to secure a stronger future for Broward by inspiring bold philanthropy. The Community Foundation of Broward ranks among the top 100 community foundations in the

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Miami Hotspots Shaking Things Up for National Margarita Day on February 22

Panamericano Bar, Smorgasburg Miami, and SuViche are rolling out unique margarita specials in honor of National Margarita Day, each offering a creative spin on the beloved cocktail. Panamericano Bar Panamericano Bar will be celebrating National Margarita Day with a week-long special – the Ancestral Margarita. In line with the bar’s focus of the American continents, this thoughtfully crafted cocktail pays

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Judge extends order blocking Musk’s DOGE team from Treasury payment system

A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary order that blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team from accessing payment systems within the Treasury Department.  The extension comes after 19 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over DOGE’s access to the payment system, which has information about Americans’ Social

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Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "It's devastating"

Probational federal employees who lost their jobs on Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s mass firing of government workers expressed shock and anger at the terminations, which they contend will hurt the government’s ability to provide services.  President Trump is moving quickly to shrink the U.S. federal government — the nation’s largest employer — saying he

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DOGE says it dug up another $1.9 billion in taxpayer money 'misplaced' by Biden admin

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-led group tasked with eliminating wasteful spending, on Friday said it found $1.9 billion that was misplaced by the Biden administration.  The funds were from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and have been recovered.  “$1.9 billion of HUD money was just recovered after being

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Justice Department moves to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to drop the Justice Department’s case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, following the departure of several prosecutors who opted to resign rather than follow through with bringing the charges against Adams. The news comes after a federal prosecutor, Hagan Scotten, resigned Friday in a scathing letter, accusing

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