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Trump Indictment Capitol Riot

Don’t forget the mostly unknown career feds behind the prisoner exchange

The U.S. seems mighty imperfect these days, but would you trade it for the government in Russia, or Venezuela or China?

Tom Temin Commentary

FILE - Colette Peters, director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, speaks after being sworn in at BOP headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday, Sept. 28, to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The bill is being introduced a day before Peters is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Pay reduction at Bureau of Prisons facility: Another view

Federal Report

FILE — Confetti flies after the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drops in a nearly empty Times Square, in New York, early Jan. 1, 2021, as the area normally packed with revelers remained closed off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

The ball drops Sunday night, but (almost) everyone’s pay goes up

Federal Report