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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, an iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans.  Facebook says it’s going all in to block the spread of bogus vaccine claims. In practice, that means the social network plans to ban a new bunch of false claims in addition to the old bunch of false claims about vaccines or COVID-19 that it has already banned.  (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Supreme Court rules public officials cannot block critics on social media, even from personal accounts

The Supreme Court ruling attempts to resolve the line between public and private activity on social media.

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Why contracting protest appeals are never a zero sum game

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Congress ponders new discrimination protections for older employees

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Peter MusurlianChairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, Andrew Fois, speaks with Tom Temin.

How an upcoming Supreme Court decision will affect agency rulemaking

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The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators

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(AP Photo/David Goldman)FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, packages wait to be sorted in a Post Office as U.S. Postal Service letter carrier  Michael McDonald, gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run, in Atlanta.  The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 it is revamping its priority mail program as part of its efforts to raise revenue and drive new growth in its package delivery business. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Federal judge dismisses charge against USPS employee for carrying gun at work for self-defense

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With the ongoing changes to reproductive care laws in the country, how is Veterans Affairs navigating the waters?

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FILE - An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 2, 2020. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college admission decisions, often known as affirmative action. The justices are taking up a pair of lawsuits alleging that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina discriminate against Asian American applicants. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

That Supreme Court affirmative action decision is already affecting federal contracting

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(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)A mailbox is seen in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

USPS faces higher bar to deny religious accommodation after SCOTUS sends ex-carrier’s case back to lower court

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The Supreme Court looks ready to help out False Claims whistleblowers

Right now, the Supreme Court is considering a case that could boost federal whistleblowers bringing forth wrongdoing by contractors under the False Claims…

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The Senate is alone on Capitol Hill this week, as the budget debate rolls on

The House is in recess this week, but the Senate will hear more budget testimony and deal with judicial nominees.  Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the…

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SCOTUS considers whether ex-mail carrier not working Sundays put ‘undue hardship’ on USPS

Attorneys for a former letter carrier are telling the Supreme Court the Postal Service didn’t go far enough to accommodate his religious beliefs when it scheduled him to work Sundays.

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