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Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, ...ABC News - Mar. 7 -
U.S. economy on shaky footing, Trump calls it a "detox period"
The U.S. economy is on shaky footing. The Trump administration calls it a "detox period" as it overhauls the federal government with layoffs, funding cuts and new tariffs. For markets, it's ...CBS News - Mar. 8 -
NOAA set to fire 1,029 more employees
Staffing levels at the nation's already hobbled weather, climate and oceans agency could take a further nosedive in the days ahead. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
First steps to dismantle Education Department begin
The Department of Education is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with plans to dismantle the agency. The bulk of the department's responsibilities include ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, that he will be responsible if ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Judge orders 6 federal agencies to offer to reinstate fired probationary employees
A federal judge has ordered six federal agencies to offer to reinstate probationary employees who were fired as part of the Trump administration's cuts through the Office of Personnel Management. ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight | Austin Sarat
The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledges. The Trump administration is setting records and shattering norms in many ways, including in ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
3/16: Sunday Morning
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Robert Costa looks at the influence of Elon Musk within the Trump administration and the effects of DOGE’s cuts on the federal workforce. Also: Conor ...CBS News - Mar. 16 -
On Its Website, DOGE Deletes More Than 100 Government Leases It Said Were Canceled
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting group dropped its total purported savings from eliminating federal office space after losing some battles within the Trump administration.The New York Times - Mar. 20 -
How a Government Agency Town Hall Meeting Got Tense in the Texted Comments
The General Services Administration, which runs the back room systems that make other federal offices tick, faces DOGE-inspired cuts, and angry staffers weren’t shy in asking for answers.Inc. - 6d -
Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say
Employees who may have to return home risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governments. Foreign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump holds Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk to talk DOGE and tariffs
NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports on President Trump's Cabinet meeting with his administration and Elon Musk, where the secretaries and president talked cuts from DOGE and tariffs ahead of their ...NBC News - 3d -
US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause
US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts sting. Honeybee deaths have hit record highs in the US, with the unprecedented loss of ...The Guardian - 3d -
HHS plans to shutter or downsize several health agencies, including at CDC
The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it plans to cut 10,000 full-time jobs across several agencies, as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to restructure many ...NBC News - 1d -
HHS plans to shutter or downsize several health agencies, including at CDC
The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it plans to cut 10,000 full-time jobs across several agencies, as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to restructure many ...NBC News - 1d -
HHS plans to shutter or downsize several health agencies, including at CDC
The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it plans to cut 10,000 full-time jobs across several agencies, as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to restructure many ...NBC News - 1d -
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Department of Education cuts half its workforce
The Department of Education cut half its workforce amid President Trump’s effort to abolish the agency. Trump touted the cuts, saying they shift responsibilities away from the federal bureaucracy ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
The Trump tax cuts don’t have to be paid for
Republicans are trying to pass a bill to cut taxes by $4.5 trillion by reducing government spending by $2 trillion, including cutting Medicaid and SNAP by $800 billion, which would be a bad ...The Hill - 1d -
Columbia University signals it will comply with Trump administration's demands
Columbia University signaled Wednesday that it would comply with the Trump administration's demands in return for restoring $400 million in federal funding, saying it would "engage in constructive ...NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Trump administration launching an AI tool for government use
The General Services Administration is launching a new artificial intelligence tool for government use, designed to support staff at the agency in their regular, daily work, with the goal of ...NBC News - 6d -
The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say. Entering the magnificent great hall of the US Department of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill
"We don't need to be reading memos in the paper about 20 percent cut at the VA," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.Politico - Mar. 6 -
How FEMA cuts are spreading far beyond Washington
More than 200 employees at FEMA have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more downsizing is coming.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.ABC News - Mar. 13 -
Reeves meeting regulators in drive to cut red tape
The chancellor will unveil plans to cut bureaucracy as the government continues its bid to slash red tape.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
How the UK’s welfare cuts will change claimants’ lives
Radical changes that will cut income for 1mn people may not get many more into work, say analystsFinancial Times - Mar. 18 -
Pentagon aims to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilians
The Pentagon aims to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilians -- and 21,000 voluntary resignations have been accepted so far.ABC News - Mar. 18 -
Police hunt woman suspected of cutting phone cables
Openreach cables have been cut on 19 occasions, leaving residents without phone and internet access.BBC News - Mar. 21 -
Utah’s Republican voters fume over Doge cuts
Representatives in Trump-voting districts try to reassure constituents over Elon Musk’s unpopular federal job cutsFinancial Times - 5d -
Reeves to make fresh welfare cuts in Spring Statement
The chancellor is set to expand cuts to benefits after being told the reforms would save less than planned.BBC News - 2d -
Teachers protest cuts to education funding
Teachers across the country are protesting against federal cuts in education. This comes as President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. NBC News' Morgan ...NBC News - Mar. 21 -
HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in complying with ...The Hill - 17h -
HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS to cut a fourth of its workforce The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in complying with ...The Hill - 17h -
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Trump says student loans will be handled by Small Business Administration
President Donald Trump said Friday that the Small Business Administration, instead of the U.S.NBC News - 6d -
Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term beganABC News - Mar. 5 -
Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule
A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass ...The New York Times - Mar. 14