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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow federal layoffs
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the…
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Hakeem Jeffries Serves up Word Salad Over Federal Aide’s Arrest
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries more or less admitted he has no plan to actually hold the Trump administration accountable for…
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White House approves plan to ax 11 federal agency properties
The Trump White House has approved a bipartisan agency's recommendation to ax 11 government buildings worth $5.4 billion in the Washington…
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Trump’s Next Authoritarian Target: The Federal Reserve
“I think if President Trump had just a minute more, if you go back into the room behind the Oval, he’s got all his hats and things over…
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Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs
A federal appeals court put a hold Thursday on a trade court's ruling against President Trump's tariffs. Source link
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A federal court ruled Trump’s tariffs are illegal. Here’s what happens now
Donald Trump’s trade war got a lot more complicated Wednesday evening as a little-known, but powerful, federal court ruled that Trump had…
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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government
Elon Musk said Wednesday that he is leaving his role as a special government employee for the Trump administration, a move that was…
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US firms plan to pass Trump tariff costs to consumers: Federal Reserve minutes
US firms have warned the Federal Reserve that the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely be borne by consumers, according to…
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Trump keeps pressure on Harvard, eyes canceling millions of dollars in federal contracts
President Trump's push to deep-six more, if not all, federal contracts with Harvard University has intensified his battle with the…
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Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
President Trump on Monday pardoned a Virginia sheriff who has been convicted of soliciting bribes in exchange for sheriff's badges,…
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Trump threatens to strip federal grants from Harvard, shift them to trade schools
President Trump said Monday he is considering stripping federal grants from Harvard University and reallocating them to trade schools…
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Federal judge halts Trump’s ban on Harvard’s international students
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s ban to prevent international students from enrolling at Harvard on Friday,…
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US Supreme Court says Federal Reserve is unique, easing worries over Trump’s ability to fire Powell
A US Supreme Court ruling on Thursday in a legal battle over President Donald Trump’s firing of two federal labour board members contained…
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Trump wants to strip union rights from 2/3 of federal employees—and an appeals court said he can
An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for…
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Trump says he's naming Fox News host, former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in D.C.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be…
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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s May Meeting
The Federal Reserve is set to extend its pause on interest rate cuts on Wednesday amid concerns that President Trump’s tariffs will…
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Trump’s federal layoffs are disproportionately impacting women and people of color
The Trump administration’s layoffs across the federal workforce have already left tens of thousands of employees without jobs or on…
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Trump shuts off federal funding for gain-of-function virus research in China, Iran
President Trump ended federal funding for gain-of-function virus research in China, Iran and other countries that have "insufficient…
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Trump halts greening of federal buildings
Federal buildings will no longer need to convert from fossil fuels to electric, the Trump administration announced Monday. Source link
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Michael Lewis’s Paean to Federal Workers Hits Differently Under DOGE
The pressures American civil servants face also stem from the fact that, contrary to the right’s nightmare, the U.S. bureaucracy is…
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Australia federal election: Anthony Albanese wins in landslide
Watch: Three things to know about the Australian election result Labor's Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called "incumbency curse" to…
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Jobs numbers show federal employees teleworking at lowest level since pandemic
Federal workers are now showing up in their offices more than private-sector workers, with the lowest level of government employees…
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Republicans considering big boost to cap on federal deduction for state and local taxes
House Republicans are discussing a significant increase to the $10,000 cap on the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes in a bid…
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Federal Watchdog Reveals Dozens of Inquiries Into Trump’s Withholding of Funds
An independent federal watchdog has opened more than three dozen investigations into the Trump administration to determine if it has…