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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer was sentenced Thursday to 12 months and one day in federal prison for accepting $6,000 to help alter an …
Former USCIS Officer Gets Prison Term in $6,000 Bribery Case Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is pressing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a congressionally authorized home-repair program modeled on Pennsylvania’s approach, arguing that delays …
Fetterman Presses HUD to Launch Federal Home Repair Program Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Independence Blue Cross agreed to pay $22.5 million to resolve federal allegations that the Pennsylvania insurer submitted and failed to withdraw inaccurate diagnosis codes that increased Medicare …
Independence Blue Cross to Pay $22.5 Million in Medicare Case Read More
U.S. homebuyers faced estimated monthly mortgage payments 74% higher in August than five years earlier despite putting more money down, underscoring how higher borrowing costs have overwhelmed the affordability benefit …
Mortgage Payments Jump 74% in Five Years as Rates Bite Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. cancer death rates declined for both men and women from 2019 through 2023, extending a more than two-decade drop driven largely by faster progress against lung …
Lung Cancer Gains Push U.S. Cancer Death Rates Lower Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers pressing the Department of Health and Human Services to restore terminated Teen Pregnancy Prevention grants before the …
Fetterman Presses HHS to Restore $100 Million in Youth Grants Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mental health measures among U.S. high school students improved substantially from 2023 to 2025, with the share seriously considering suicide falling to 14% from 20% even as …
CDC Data Show Sharp Drop in Teen Mental Health Struggles Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service has opened examinations stemming from discrepancies tied to about $100 billion in pandemic-era small-business loans, expanding federal scrutiny of suspected Paycheck Protection Program …
IRS Opens Reviews Tied to $100 Billion in COVID Loans Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service launched a new mobile app replacing IRS2Go and extending selected Individual Online Account services to smartphones, giving taxpayers direct access to payments, tax …
IRS Replaces IRS2Go With App Offering Account Access Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Sept. 25 that would bar certain Chinese-made optical transceivers from U.S. national security systems, extending existing federal procurement restrictions as …
Senate Bill Targets Chinese Transceivers in Federal Networks Read More