Deeper government cuts may include 65% reduction at EPA, Trump says

Trump says Zeldin plans to cut up to 65 percent of EPA staff

President Trump said Wednesday that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has floated cutting the agency’s workforce by up to 65 percent. Speaking at the inaugural Cabinet ...

The Hill - 2d

White House says EPA will cut 65 percent of spending, not staff

Shortly after President Trump said Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65 percent of the agency’s staff, the White House clarified and said Trump was ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent

The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Several hours later, White House officials said the president was referring to budget cuts.

The New York Times - 1d

Latest news on Trump's alarming EPA cuts remarks

The White House says President Trump mispoke when he alluded to deep staff cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency. This comes as a new budget plan passed in the House and fears remain about ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump hints at deep cuts at the EPA, alarming workers and groups

President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration's efforts to downsize the executive branch.

CBS News - 1d

Judge allows Trump's government workforce cuts to continue

A federal judge will allow the Trump administration's cuts to the government workforce to continue after declining a request from labor unions for relief. The judge says he lacks jurisdiction and ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Trump administration pushes on with government cuts amid some signs of pushback

NBC News White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Melanie Zanona report on new firings in the federal government as some House Republicans are confronted ...

NBC News - 6d

Trump says federal government should 'take over' local politics in DC

Trump is jockeying for local political power by positioning himself as the antidote to the city’s crime and homelessness.

Politico - Feb. 20

Trump Team Tightens Control Over Government Lawyers Who Might Say ‘No’

At the Justice Department and the Pentagon, the administration is curtailing the ability of lawyers to raise internal objections to the president’s use of power.

The New York Times - 22h

Trump says Zelenskyy may visit D.C. to sign rare minerals deal

President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could visit Washington, D.C., soon to sign a rare minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.

CBS News - 3d

Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela's government by ending permit to export oil to US

A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week

ABC News - 1d

How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy

The Trump administration's federal mass job cuts may amount to the largest in history. That has financial ramifications for households and the economy.

CNBC - 5d

How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy

The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local ...

NBC News - 5d

What to know about changes expected at EPA under Trump administration

Major changes to the Environmental Protection Agency are expected under the Trump administration. CBS News' Tracy Wholf explains.

CBS News - 21h

Trump says House budget plan will not cut Medicaid benefits

President Trump said the budget plan he endorsed and that passed in the House will not lead to cuts to Medicaid benefits. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.

CBS News - 1d

Mulvaney says Trump, Musk 'itching for a fight' with courts on federal worker cuts

NewsNation contributor and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump and Elon Musk are itching for a fight with the courts over their cuts to the federal workforce. ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump administration says it's cutting $60 billion in USAID foreign aid contracts

The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S.

NBC News - 1d

Economists say Trump tariff threats, DOGE job cuts are 'chilling' the economy

Economists say uncertainty from Trump’s tariff threats and mass layoffs of government workers are starting to have a “chilling” effect on the U.S. economy.

ABC News - 19h

UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’

Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two years

Financial Times - 1d

Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine

Jeanne Shaheen discusses Trump’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to rare-earth reserves for helping end war. Donald Trump may be pursuing a mineral rights deal with Vladimir Putin and Russia ...

The Guardian - 1d

Hamas returns 4 bodies, including 2 kids but not their mom, Israel says

Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Multiple lawsuits challenging DOGE's efforts to cut federal government's size

The Trump administration is facing over 80 lawsuits that are making their way through the legal system. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen breaks down the latest developments.

CBS News - 6d

Election systems feared vulnerable as government cuts workers tasked with security

Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.

CBS News - 3d

What 15 Americans Think About Elon Musk and DOGE’s Government Cuts

Americans across the country are deeply split over Mr. Musk, with some welcoming his cuts to government and others outraged at what they see as an abuse of power.

The New York Times - 3d

Sen. Booker says ‘we are seeing real crises’ across U.S. from Trump and Musk cuts: Full interview

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) says Americans are feeling the “pain” of federal cuts from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency headed by billionaire Elon Musk.

NBC News - 5d

DOGE cuts at 9/11 health program may impact first responders

Advocates for those sickened by toxins from the massive debris of 9/11 are calling on President Trump to immediately reverse cuts he made to the World Trade Center Health Program. Anthony Gardner, ...

CBS News - Feb. 20

Federal job cuts disrupt a stable retirement picture for many workers, including Black Americans

Black Americans are one of the groups with a higher than average share of federal jobs, which are valued for their benefits and stability.

CNBC - 1d

Trump's AI safety cuts

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI safety institute faces cuts under Trump Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump touts efforts to reshape government in CPAC speech

President Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, marking his first address to the conservative gathering since the beginning of his second ...

NBC News - 5d

Extra 220 children may have been wrongly detained as adult people smugglers in Australia, government admits

In 2023 the federal court ordered $27.5m compensation for an initial estimated 220 Indonesian minors wrongly detained – but that number has now doubled. Follow our Australia news live blog for ...

The Guardian - 2d

3 ways Trump may be clearing a path for whistleblowers

An unintended consequence emerging from Trump’s imperious leanings is an opening for whistleblowers to fill the breach.

The Hill - 1d

Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis

ABC News - 5d

The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped

One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs is the global Famine Early Warning System. You can’t manage what you can’t measure.

The Hill - 4d

President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research

How government cuts are slowing research.

The New York Times - 3d

Social Security notifies employees of 'significant workforce reductions'

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is notifying employees of “significant workforce reductions” on the way as it prepares for what it describes as an “agency-wide organizational ...

The Hill - 1h

World's oldest runestone may have been signed by a woman, researchers say

A woman may have signed her name on the world's oldest dated runestone, researchers in Norway have found, as they piece together the 2,000-year-old puzzle.

NBC News - 4d

UK may have to leave human rights treaty, says Badenoch

The Conservative leader says international agreements must not stop the UK acting in its national interest.

BBC News - 3d

Deeper government cuts may include 65% reduction at EPA, Trump says

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