Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Thursday extended an order that prevented the Trump administration from freezing billions in congressionally approved funds to 22 states and the District of Columbia. The judge found that the administration had overstepped in trying to stop the agencies from…

Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.
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Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is preparing to sign an order that would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling her agency, setting the stage for a potential power struggle with Congress and another round of legal challenges from opponents. An administration official said the…

Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor
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Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Declare a state of emergency because of New York City’s housing crisis. Build 50,000 homes on public golf courses. Triple subsidies for affordable housing. These are a few of Brad Lander’s ideas to address the housing crisis if he is elected mayor in…

As Trump Goes After Universities, Students Are Now on the Chopping Block
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As Trump Goes After Universities, Students Are Now on the Chopping Block

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the early weeks of the Trump administration’s push to slash funding that colleges and universities rely on, grants and contracts had been cut and, in a few cases, researchers had been laid off. In recent days, the fiscal pain has come to…

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,…

Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers
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Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Thousands of Agriculture Department employees who were fired last month must be reinstated in their old positions for at least 45 days, a board that handles federal worker disputes ordered on Wednesday. The fired employees were on probationary status and relatively new in…

Takeaways From a Contentious Hearing on Big-City Immigration Policies
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Takeaways From a Contentious Hearing on Big-City Immigration Policies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines House Republicans cast the mayors of four major American cities as willful impediments to President Trump’s mass deportation agenda during a tense congressional hearing on Wednesday. But in doing so, Republicans also gave the leaders a national platform to passionately defend their cities’…

Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers
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Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 Agriculture Dept. Workers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Thousands of Agriculture Department employees who were fired last month must be reinstated in their old positions for at least 45 days, a board that handles federal worker disputes ordered on Wednesday. The fired employees were on probationary status and relatively new in…

U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say
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U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines U.S. and Hamas officials have had talks in Qatar about hostages held in the Gaza Strip, according to two Israeli officials, a Western official and a diplomat briefed on the matter, breaking with a longstanding American policy of refusing to directly engage groups…

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

#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…