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National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers
Read full article: National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workersThe Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of fired National Park Service employees and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency.
New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate 1,500 employees
Read full article: New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate 1,500 employeesNew FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees at FBI headquarters to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban
Read full article: Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop banThe Justice Department has filed a complaint accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military.
Trump says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Here's what to know
Read full article: Trump says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Here's what to knowPresident Donald Trump says he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would amount to an executive branch takeover of the independent agency.
Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children
Read full article: Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant childrenDays after telling legal groups who help migrant children who arrive in America alone — some so young they are in diapers or their feet dangle from their chairs in court — that they must stop their work, the federal government reversed itself.
Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law
Read full article: Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights lawRepublican state attorneys general have declared their continued support for a landmark civil rights law that protects disabled people’s rights.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge after press conference
Read full article: Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge after press conferenceFormer Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio has been arrested near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and others who received presidential pardons for crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation’s capital.
Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
Read full article: Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effortThe top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving quickly enough.
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Read full article: LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last monthSix weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over preparations for the fires and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall.
Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just 'a wave'
Read full article: Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just 'a wave'Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but says the gesture was merely “a wave.”.
Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employees
Read full article: Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employeesPresident Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.
Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors' lawsuit against Hungary
Read full article: Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors' lawsuit against HungaryA unanimous Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during World War II.
Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis
Read full article: Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisisThe Trump administration’s proposal to layoff half of federal workers at the nation’s housing agency is targeting employees who support disaster recovery, rental subsidies, discrimination investigations and first-time homebuyers, according to two documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
Read full article: Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the jobA federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job.
Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives
Read full article: Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservativesU.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.
Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
Read full article: Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in AlabamaThe U.S. Supreme Court says people left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay.
The Latest: Trump signals he’s open to multiple budget bills instead of just one
Read full article: The Latest: Trump signals he’s open to multiple budget bills instead of just oneHours after the Senate approved a spending framework, President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview that he’s open to approving the spending plan in multiple bills “as long as we get to the same point.”.
Refugees and their sponsors feel stuck after halt to programs letting communities resettle newcomers
Read full article: Refugees and their sponsors feel stuck after halt to programs letting communities resettle newcomersRefugees had been arriving in the United States at levels unseen in nearly three decades, aided by nonprofits and ordinary people across the political spectrum.
Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
Read full article: Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate sessionThe budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much more.
How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
Read full article: How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workersThe termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.
Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup
Read full article: Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildupGen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall.
Federal judge considering a request to further block Trump administration from freezing funds
Read full article: Federal judge considering a request to further block Trump administration from freezing fundsA federal judge is considering a request to further block President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
Scramble for McConnell's Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead
Read full article: Scramble for McConnell's Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary aheadThe scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.
Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump's cost-cutting efforts
Read full article: Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump's cost-cutting effortsBillionaire Elon Musk has created a buzz waving a chainsaw in the air at a conservative gathering outside Washington.