Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pushed back on reports that his department would slash over 80,000 jobs, arguing that figures cited in internal department memos were merely goals and accusing …
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Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLate last month, when two federal grants to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana were rescinded, the Trump administration seemed to be following through on its promise to root out what …
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How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLess than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American consumers. “Explosive” is how Carol …
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said on Monday that she would not pursue becoming the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, citing her party’s emphasis on seniority as …
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Guantánamo Migrant Operation Has Held Fewer Than 500 Detainees, and None in Tents
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmerican military forces have taken down some of the tents they hurriedly set up on an empty corner of the U.S. naval station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, three months after …
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Twice a month, planes land on the gravel airstrip in Noatak, Alaska, about 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle, carrying the diesel that residents need to heat their homes …
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Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEnrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, said he personally thanked President Trump on Saturday night for issuing a pardon that cut short the 22-year prison term he …
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President Trump said on Sunday that he wanted federal law enforcement agencies to work on restoring Alcatraz, now a museum, to a functioning maximum-security prison. Repeating one of his constant …
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Justice Dept. Investigates Minnesota Prosecutor Office Over Race Policy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division said on Saturday that she was investigating a new policy in Minnesota’s largest county to determine whether it illegally considers race …
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Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowded Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded room, clinicians say. In Kansas City, providers are planning patient …