Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers
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Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration moved forward on Wednesday with plans for more mass firings across the federal government, hours after President Trump reiterated his support for Elon Musk and his effort to shrink the federal government. Thousands of federal workers have already been fired…

Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators
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Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Tuesday named two nominees to lead top financial regulators: Jonathan McKernan for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Jonathan Gould as the comptroller of the currency. The consumer bureau has been in turmoil for days after Russell Vought,…

Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators
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Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Tuesday named two nominees to lead top financial regulators: Jonathan McKernan for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Jonathan Gould as the comptroller of the currency. The consumer bureau has been in turmoil for days after Russell Vought,…

Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
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Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations, in an email from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, on Saturday evening….

Resignation Push Deepens Worries About Effect on Government Services
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Resignation Push Deepens Worries About Effect on Government Services

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the first week of the new Trump administration, the country’s more than two million federal workers were hit with rapid-fire announcements that longtime job protections and telework were suddenly being revoked. The second week brought a carrot, of sorts: an offer that…

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze
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States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit on Tuesday afternoon to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. The move, which had been expected, was announced by Senator…

White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
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White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and sowing confusion and alarm among the array of…