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

#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…

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,…

36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
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36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The day before Linda Wetzel closed on her retirement home in Southport, N.C., in 2012 — a cozy place where she could open the windows at night and catch an ocean breeze — the bank making the loan surprised her with a fee…

Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week
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Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received an email on Sunday saying the bureau’s headquarters would be closed for the coming week. “Employees and contractors are to work remotely unless instructed otherwise from our Acting Director or his designee,” said the notice,…

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….