Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing
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Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist at Bright MLS, a multiple listing service, said that it is too soon to tell if the D.C. market has been shaken by the layoffs because “it hasn’t had enough time to filter into the housing market,” she…

Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary
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Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk’s monthlong rampage through the federal bureaucracy appears to have met its first real test, as some of President Trump’s top loyalists flatly reject the billionaire’s demand that their employees justify their jobs or be summarily fired. By Monday, just 48 hours…

Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement
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Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is retiring, according to three people familiar with the move, the latest agency head to depart after Elon Musk’s team pushed for access to sensitive data and…

Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs
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Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The demand left many workers reeling. Most of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s work force had recently been placed on leave as Mr. Musk gutted the agency, and have been instructed not to work — leaving them with no accomplishments to report, a…

Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis
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Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On the 39th floor of a Midtown Manhattan high-rise, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday presided over a series of meetings to discuss one of the most consequential decisions of her tenure: whether to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office. She solicited opinions from…

Judge Declines to Block Musk Team’s Foray Into Federal Agencies
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Judge Declines to Block Musk Team’s Foray Into Federal Agencies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge in Washington gave President Trump a victory for now when she declined on Tuesday to bar Elon Musk and his associates from ordering mass firings or having access to data at seven federal agencies. The judge, Tanya S. Chutkan of…

An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy
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An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The last time President Trump held office, he tried to make deep cuts to foreign aid, but was blocked by Congress. He is finding little resistance from fellow Republicans this time to his move to freeze such funding. During a special counsel’s inquiry…

Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now
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Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge declined on Friday to block the access of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to records systems containing personal information at the Health and Human Services Department, the Labor Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a setback for unions…

Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
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Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration accelerated plans for widespread work force cuts across the government on Friday, as employees at multiple federal agencies learned they would be losing their jobs. Agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department were the latest to…

USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise
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USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last month that lifesaving humanitarian work would be exempt from a freeze on foreign aid, global health workers breathed a collective sigh of relief. But a new directive has put such exemptions on hold. Several senior…