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Trump extends federal hiring freeze for three months
President Trump extended the federal hiring freeze with a memorandum Thursday, pushing it until July, as his administration continues its…
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Universities Get Schooled on Federal Funding
The idea that elite colleges can gobble up taxpayer money while maintaining total autonomy has always been a fantasy. Source link
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Harvard Discovers What Federal Money Costs
The Trump administration’s overreaching demands of Harvard are merely a symptom of excessive federal involvement in universities. Source…
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Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…
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Trump's new director of federal prison system led a troubled state agency
William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled…
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Federal judge blocks new deportations under Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge issued a new blockade Friday preventing President Trump from deporting Venezuelan gang suspects who are being held in…
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Federal judge sides with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement in houses of worship
A federal judge on Friday sided with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses…
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Customs revenue ticks up as the Trump tariffs start playing out in the federal budget
Uncle Sam collected an extra $1 billion in customs duties last month, according to new Treasury Department data that shows President Trump…
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Federal officials arrived, denied entry at L.A. schools amid immigration enforcement fears
Federal agents were denied entrance to two elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District this week after they showed up…
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IRS data reveals that 6% of federal workers are delinquent on their taxes
Tens of thousands of federal workers have been delinquent on their taxes, including more than 5% of congressional employees and 4% of…
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Supreme Court OKs Trump's mass firing of new federal workers, blocking S.F. judge's rehire order
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Trump administration‘s mass firing of new federal workers. By a 7-2…
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Supreme Court Backs Trump on Fired Federal Workers—For Now
“It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Fired federal workers could fill factory jobs created under Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing jobs by filling them with fired…
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Treasury Secretary Says Fired Federal Workers Can Work in the Factory
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks that all the federal workers who were fired by DOGE will move to manufacturing and reinvigorate…
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Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money
The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in…
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Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding…
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Federal judge finds Trump's 'America First' slogan is racist toward immigrants
President Trump's immigration policy, like most of his foreign policy, is saturated with references to his campaign slogan "America First"…
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House lawmakers trade accusations over weaponized federal law enforcement in fiery hearing
House Republicans on Wednesday bashed the former Biden administration for weaponizing the FBI to enforce its political agenda, while…
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Former federal health chief Xavier Becerra announces run for California governor
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday that he is running for governor, joining a crowded…
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Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi has appointed Riverside County Assemblymember Bill Essayli — considered a rising and controversial Republican voice…
Business
Hard data shows US economy is solid, but there is fear around tariffs: Federal Reserve’s Goolsbee
CHICAGO Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Tuesday said while the “hard” data show the underlying US economy is solid, the…
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Trump's axing of L.A. federal prosecutor part of broader war on perceived legal enemies
When the White House fired a federal prosecutor last week in Los Angeles, it could’ve been dismissed as an isolated case, with the…
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Federal tax credit could steer $10 billion to private school scholarships
Nonprofit agencies that dispense private school scholarships to low-income families say they expect Congress to pass tax credit…
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End Federal School Food Programs
State governments are better positioned to fund and run them. Source link