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Washington — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation’s largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who hadn’t yet gained civil service protection – potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers. In addition, workers at some agencies were
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Washington — A federal judge in Maryland agreed Thursday to temporarily halt President Trump’s executive action that restricts access to gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, delivering a setback to the Trump administration efforts targeting what it calls “gender ideology” while the legal proceedings move forward. U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson issued
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the ranking member on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday night demanding answers and documents relating to the State Department’s possible purchase of $400 million worth of armored Tesla Cybertrucks from the company run by Elon Musk. “Mr. Musk’s dual roles pose
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Marco Rubio’s plane forced to return to DC after mechanical issues Marco Rubio’s plane forced to return to DC after mechanical issues 00:28 A plane carrying Secretary of State Marcio Rubio bound for Munich, Germany, was forced to return to Maryland late Thursday night due to a “mechanical issue,” officials said. State Department spokesperson Tammy
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Actress Issa Rae has canceled a sold-out show at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing “an infringement of values” at the venue after President Trump fired board members and installed himself as chairman this week. Rae, the creator and star of HBO’s “Insecure,” announced on Instagram that she would no longer host her
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President Trump’s Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance. Mr. Trump has long teased the possibility of closing the Department of Education, but he could be closer to
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announces DOJ is suing New York over immigration policies U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announces DOJ is suing New York over immigration policies 02:54 Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday the Justice Department is filing a lawsuit against the state of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General
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The social media platform X will pay President Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit over the nearly two-year-long suspension of his account in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, a person familiar with the matter told CBS News Wednesday. The White House declined to comment when reached by CBS News. X, then
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Boston — A federal judge in Massachusetts allowed the Trump administration’s bid to offer “deferred resignations” to federal workers who voluntarily leave government service to continue and lifted a previous court order pausing the program’s deadline. Shortly after the ruling, Office of Personnel Management spokesperson McLaurine Pinover said in a statement that the office was
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Washington — A group of eight former internal government watchdogs who were fired by President Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging their terminations. The legal challenge, brought in federal district court in Washington, D.C, argues that their firings violate federal laws meant to protect inspectors general from interference with their oversight duties. One of those
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