Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that her order should stay in effect while the former president’s lawyers pursue an appeal.

Is it normal to have $1.4k taken out of your $3.7k federal monthly salary? I’m dating someone who has been working a low level job in an American government agency for a year. They get paid twice a month. The gross bi-weekly payment is around 1.8k, but their net bi-weekly payment is 1.1k. From what I understand, basically every month they have 1.4k taken out of their paycheck for taxes (income, medicare, and social sec…

Federal Prosecutors Push to Reinstate Gag Order on Trump In court filings, the special counsel’s office said the gag order was needed to keep the former president from making “harmful and prejudicial attacks” on people in the federal election case.

What Guilty Pleas in Georgia Mean for the Federal Case Against Trump The guilty pleas present a host of challenges as state and federal prosecutors engage in parallel efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable, defense lawyers and former federal prosecutors say.

Trump Files More Motions to Derail Federal Jan. 6 Case The former president’s lawyers made a series of arguments seeking dismissal of the federal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election.

Federal Investigators Widen Tesla Inquiry, Company Says The Department of Justice has sought documents related to vehicle range and “personal benefits,” Tesla said.

Justices Reject, for Now, Missouri’s Effort to Override Federal Gun Laws The move blocked an expansive state law, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, and let stand a ruling that it was an unconstitutional attempt to nullify federal laws.

The Federal Deficit Is Growing. This Is Why. Tax receipts dipped unexpectedly last year. The Biden administration blames Republican tax cuts, but the truth is more complicated.

Federal regulators open probe into Cruise after pedestrian injury reports The NHTSA is probing Cruise over two incidents in San Francisco where driverless vehicles struck pedestrians.

Federal Firefighters Face Steep Pay Cuts A temporary pay raise for federal wild-land firefighters is set to end next month. Officials have said that more workers will quit if lawmakers fail to pass a permanent increase.

Trump’s Lawyers Lash Out Over Timing of His Federal Trials In a court filing, the former president’s legal team accused prosecutors in the classified documents case of trying at any cost to win a verdict against him by Election Day.

Judge Rules Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuits Can Be Joined In Federal Court Uber is currently facing hundreds of lawsuits from women saying the ride-hailing company failed to put appropriate measures in place to protect passengers from sexual assault. In a win for victims, NPR reports that the latest ruling means about 80 of those lawsuits will be joined in federal court. Judge Charles Breyer… Read more…

Federal Reserve Officials Were Cautious in September Minutes from their last meeting showed that Fed officials saw risks of doing too much — or too little — to tame inflation.

Investors Are Calling It: The Federal Reserve May Be Done Raising Rates Investors doubt that central bankers will lift borrowing costs again following big market moves that are widely expected to cool growth.

Jobs Gains Surge, Troubling News for the Federal Reserve Federal Reserve officials are happy when the labor market looks strong, but they are trying to cool the economy down to fully wrangle inflation.

George Santos’s Accountant to Plead Guilty in Federal Inquiry Nancy Marks, one of the embattled congressman’s closest associates, oversaw the campaign finances that have faced widespread scrutiny.

Federal Lawsuit Accuses Tesla of Racial Discrimination The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the carmaker of mistreating Black employees at its factory in California.

A Federal Government Shutdown Will Likely Make Flying More Hellish Than Normal If there’s one thing Republicans love, it’s shutting down the government. Sure, that means temporarily leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors without paychecks, hurting the economy, and generally creating an all-around hassle for millions of people, but apparently, it’s worth it if it means… Read more…

Biden Creates Federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention The office will be led by Vice President Kamala Harris, who pursued gun safety measures when she was California’s top prosecutor.

Federal Reserve Officials See Rates Staying High Federal Reserve officials forecast higher interest rates through 2026 this week, a sign that borrowing costs are not heading back to the rock-bottom levels normal before the pandemic.