The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to slash approximately 7,000 probationary workers in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. starting Thursday, according to reports.  The layoffs will affect probationary workers who have been employed for one year or less and have not been able to secure full civil service protection, The Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the plans. Reuters also reported about the expected...

Democrats on the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee claimed their GOP counterparts would “rue the day” they confirm FBI Director nominee Kash Patel, who is slated for a final vote Thursday afternoon and is expected to be approved.  “There’s no question here he is unqualified and unprepared,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said outside the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.  “The only question is whether my Republican...