Education Secretary Linda McMahon delivered a stark message on Friday about the future of her agency. Asked on Fox News whether the United States “needs this department,” Ms. McMahon answered: …
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When the White House finally released the text of Mr. Trump’s orders on Thursday evening, it appeared that some of the tariffs — those covered in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement …
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Immigration Judges and Court Staff Take Payout Offers to Leave
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA number of immigration judges have accepted government payout offers to leave, a union official said on Thursday, further depleting an overwhelmed system that President Trump had promised to fortify. …
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Federal Workers Who Were Fired and Rehired by the Trump Administration
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEven as the Trump administration continues to slash federal jobs, a number of federal agencies have begun to reverse course — reinstating some workers and pausing plans to dismiss others, …
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Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. …
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Perhaps no vote was as agonizing for Senator Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican and medical doctor, than his vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Trump’s health secretary. …
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Mike Johnson’s Chief of Staff Arrested for DUI After Trump Speech, Police Say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Tuesday night after the top aide backed his car …
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Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTo counter President Trump’s first major address of his second term, Democrats in Congress selected a middle-aged woman senator with a background in national security to deliver a simple, centrist …
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Tesla Sales Plunge in Germany, Reflecting Broader Slump in Europe
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTesla’s sales in Germany plunged in February, part of a wider slump across Europe that has undercut the company’s share price and highlighted anger at the political activities of Elon …
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Trump Celebrates Disruption in Speech to Congress, and Avoids the Costs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the days immediately preceding his address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump took a chain saw to government agencies, initiated a trade war, cut off arms to Ukraine …