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

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#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…

Education Department Plans to Fire Much of Its Staff
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Education Department Plans to Fire Much of Its Staff

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Trump administration officials are planning to fire much of the staff at the Education Department, according to two people familiar with the decision. The move could come as soon as Tuesday and would gut the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks…

Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
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Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At the Veterans Affairs hospital in Pittsburgh, researchers spent months preparing for a clinical trial of a new drug to treat advanced cancers of the mouth, throat and voice box. They were ready last month to start enrolling patients — veterans whose cancer…

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

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#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

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#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,…

Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate More Than 80,000 Veterans Affairs Employees
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Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate More Than 80,000 Veterans Affairs Employees

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to reduce its work force by more than 80,000 people, according to a memo seen by The New York Times outlining part of President Trump’s escalating efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy. The memo, first reported…

Federal Cuts Came to Native Schools. Students Are Livid.
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Federal Cuts Came to Native Schools. Students Are Livid.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The women’s basketball coach stood atop a ladder on Sunday night, carefully cutting down the last of the net after Haskell Indian Nations University won the league championship. The scene is a familiar one at this time of year in college basketball. But…

Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
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Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The National Plant Germplasm System, a vast federal collection of seeds, roots, branches and stems, is probably unknown to most Americans. But to Rachel Spaeth the system is a “living library” — and America’s safeguard against “famine on a global scale.” Dr. Spaeth…

Hundreds Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
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Hundreds Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday at national parks from California to Maine to protest the Trump administration’s firing of at least 1,000 National Park Service employees last month. A group called Resistance Rangers — consisting of about 700 off-duty rangers, including some…

Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs
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Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration has moved into its next push and most aggressive yet to drastically overhaul the federal bureaucracy, demanding that agencies produce plans for large work force cuts that involve closing offices and relocating employees outside the Washington region. Agencies have been…