Priscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, businessman Jeff Bezos , Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai and businessman Elon Musk, among other dignitaries, attend the United States Capitol on Jan. …
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A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on Friday. A federal judge in Rhode Island has issued an order blocking the administration’s efforts to freeze some federal spending. …
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Federal websites down as agencies implement executive order ‘defending women’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 30. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP This week, the Trump administration instructed all …
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Legal questions surround Trump’s federal worker resignation offer
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBillionaire Elon Musk (left) is seen as the architect of the “deferred resignation” offer to federal employees. He sent a similarly worded offer to Twitter staff when he bought that …
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Employment lawyer discusses what Trump offer to federal employees to resign would do
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR asks Michelle Bercovici, an employment lawyer who mostly represents federal employees, about what the Trump administration’s offer to almost all federal workers to resign by Feb. 6 means for …
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Senator Angela Alsobrook, a Democrat from Maryland questioned RFK Jr.’s suggestion that Black people should be on a different vaccine schedule than white people. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty …
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RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines again in Day 2 hearing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He faced more tough questions in his second confirmation hearing, held Thursday before …
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Watch live: Confirmation hearing for Trump’s FBI director pick, Kash Patel
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWe’re following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, and follow NPR’s Trump’s Terms podcast or sign up for our Politics newsletter to stay up to date. Who: …
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Trans community fears Trump’s actions will upend legal precedent on prison protections
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House last week. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP Dee Farmer knows all too well …
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Greenland, Still Not For Sale. And the Mona Lisa Gets Its Own Room.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEven if Greenland were for sale, buying the Artic territory would be complicated. And French President Emmanuel Macron promises to renovate the Louvre, which is falling into disrepair.