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US politics hubs bind federal elections, Congress, the White House, and national coalitions when partisan strategy or legislation—not a single local race alone—is the spine.

8 Newsorga stories grouped around “US politics”, published from 2026-01-08 through 2026-05-10. Most pieces are in Politics and Culture. Newest first below.

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Stacks of tax forms, calculator and pen on a desk, illustrating the IRS's FERDI enforcement push against federal employees and retirees with unresolved tax issues

Politics

More than 500,000 federal workers and retirees in the IRS's crosshairs: the FERDI crackdown, the $2 billion tax gap and the OPM rule that can now end careers

The IRS's Federal Employee/Retiree Delinquency Initiative has sent LT36 notices to more than half a million current and former federal employees since June 2025; combined unpaid tax debt is now estimated at over $2 billion; and a parallel Office of Personnel Management rule lets agencies fast-track dismissal for unresolved tax debt for the first time.

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United States Supreme Court building facade with columns, illustrating the Court's emergency review of nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone

Politics

Mifepristone back at the Supreme Court: Alito's May 4 stay, Louisiana's standing theory and the May 11 cliff edge explained

Justice Samuel Alito's May 4 administrative stay temporarily restored nationwide telehealth and mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone after the 5th Circuit ordered the FDA to revert to in-person dispensing; the full Supreme Court must now decide—by May 11 at 5 p.m. EDT—whether Louisiana has standing to force that change while litigation continues.

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Politics

Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future fraud: $250 million in alleged meal-program theft, federal convictions, and state scrutiny of Ilhan Omar’s MEALS Act

Prosecutors describe a nonprofit-led scheme that drained USDA-backed child nutrition funds during COVID school closures. Aimee Bock, Feeding Our Future’s leader, was convicted at trial. Representative Ilhan Omar is not charged as a central defendant; Minnesota House Republicans have tied her 2020 meal-access bill to later oversight failures.

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Politics

Federal judge rules top New York prosecutor unlawfully served, disqualifies him from cases

A federal judge ruled that John Sarcone III, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, unlawfully held his position, bypassing statutory appointment requirements. The judge disqualified Sarcone from investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, quashing subpoenas that sought records related to lawsuits James filed against Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association. This decision has broader implications for executive appointments and judicial oversight, highlighting a pattern of circumvented federal law by the Department of Justice.

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