C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
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C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The extensive layoffs of federal health workers that began on Tuesday will greatly curtail the scope and influence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the world’s premier public health agency, an outcome long sought by conservatives critical of its handling of…

With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
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With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal agencies have accelerated their efforts to cut thousands of jobs, offering buyouts and eliminating entire offices as the Trump administration’s deadline to downsize approaches. At least six federal agencies have in recent days extended a “deferred resignation” offer that was originally pitched…

Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government
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Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump instructed a broad swath of government agencies on Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal unions, a major escalation in his effort to assert more control over the federal work force. Mr. Trump framed the order as critical to protect national…

NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get  a Day
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NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get $5 a Day

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines If your eight-day work trip was unexpectedly extended by nine months, you might expect to rack up some overtime pay. Not so for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who spent 278 extra days on the International Space Station after their…

Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
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Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to dismantle seven additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets around the world. Mr. Trump directed the heads of the agencies, largely obscure entities that…

Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules
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Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of workers with probationary status who had been fired as part of President Trump’s government-gutting initiative. Ruling from the bench, Judge William H. Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the…

Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down
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Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over the past two months, the United States has confronted a bitter truth: The federal government has been taken over by a nihilist. President Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon. Most Republicans in Congress, meanwhile,…

Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
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Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “All of President Trump’s executive actions are lawful, constitutional and intended to deliver on the promises he made to the American people,” a White House spokesman, Harrison Fields, said. “Partisan elected officials and judicial activists who seek to legally obstruct President Trump’s agenda…

State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas
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State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government’s efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, American…

C.I.A. Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers
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C.I.A. Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The government cuts ordered by the Trump administration have hit the C.I.A. Some officers hired in the last two years have been summoned to a location away from the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va., and asked to surrender their credentials to security personnel,…