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.

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The victorious CDU leader is likely to be more proactive on the European stage. He will also need to forge broad alliances at home to see off the far right. Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s ...
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The Trump administration's effort to reshape the federal government through Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is raising fears among public health experts, researchers ...
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The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions.
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President Trump should combine extending tax cuts with fixing Social Security

It would be good fiscal policy and probably good politics
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Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs by the Pentagon.
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Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing

The abrupt firings have left federal workers and contractors throughout the country in flux, with many distressed over how they will pay the mortgage or rent.
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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 ...
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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.
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Americans across the country are deeply split over Mr. Musk, with some welcoming his cuts to government and others outraged at what they saw as an abuse of power.
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A high-stakes campaign defined by anti-migration rhetoric has stoked fear instead of discussion of pressing structural problems. Flanked by market stalls selling everything from Turkish borëk ...
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DOGE cuts pose potential liability for GOP in Virginia elections

Cuts to the federal workforce under President Trump are threatening to roil Virginia’s off-year elections this November as Democrats seek to make them a political liability in the battle for ...
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Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered

The Trump administration is terminating federal workers across agencies. Here’s what to know about your rights and finances if you were impacted by the cuts.
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DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers

Fees paid to agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the FDIC fund part of their workforces, so cutting those jobs doesn’t save any tax money.
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Starbucks is laying off 1,100 workers and cutting drinks from its menu

Starbucks said the layoffs and slimmed down menu will help stores operate more efficiently.
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Starbucks asks office workers to stay at home as it announces 1,100 job cuts

Corporate lay-offs are the first for coffee shop chain since 2018
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People will starve because of US aid cut to Sudan, humanitarian worker warns

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.
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How a low-profile federal board could host appeals for thousands of fired government workers

Thousands of federal workers fired in recent days by the Trump administration may be able to use an appeals process to get reinstated in their jobs — and potentially receive back pay.
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Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers' $148 million defamation case

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was found liable for defamation in 2023 and ordered to pay two election workers $148 million -- which has now been satisfied.
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Rudy Giuliani satisfies judgment in defamation case brought by former Georgia election workers

A judge previously ruled the former Trump attorney had defamed Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss by falsely claiming they committed election fraud in 2020.
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Federal worker fired by Trump administration talks about losing her dream job amid major cuts

Katie Sandlin thought she landed her dream job at the NIH as an educator. She spent her life savings to move from Alabama to just outside Washington, D.C. After only a few weeks on the job, she was ...
CBS News - 4d
Yosemite National Park workers hang upside-down U.S flag to protest cuts

A group of workers at California's Yosemite National Park positioned the U.S. flag on Saturday near the Horsetail Fall where crowds gather to witness Yosemite's annual firefall.
CBS News - 20h
Guardiola undaunted by task of rebuilding City

Pep Guardiola has said building a new team at Manchester City isn't the "biggest challenge" of his career.
ESPN - 2h
Hurricane-proof skyscrapers vulnerable to less powerful windstorms, study finds

Tall buildings fare poorly in derechos, say experts, raising questions over their resilience as climate crisis worsens. Skyscrapers built to withstand major hurricanes fare much more poorly in less ...
The Guardian - 4d
Federal cybersecurity layoffs could leave U.S. vulnerable to hackers

Employees with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are awaiting more possible layoffs. Some security experts fear this could make the U.S. vulnerable to bad actors. CBS News ...
CBS News - 3d
Democrats see GOP’s Tillis as vulnerable after Hegseth, Gabbard votes

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is emerging as one of the Democrats’ top targets in the battle for the Senate after voting for all of President Trump's most controversial nominees. Democrats view Tillis ...
The Hill - 6h
Layoffs hit FAA employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps

Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic navigation maps, sources told ABC News.
ABC News - 3d
Federal employees suing Elon Musk over tasks email

Federal employees are suing Elon Musk after receiving an email that the Trump ally touted on social media. The lawsuit surrounds an email demanding a list of tasks done throughout the week or risk ...
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Trump tasks son’s hunting pal with keeping the US food supply safe

Kyle Diamantas, Florida attorney with ties to Donald Trump Jr, will oversee about 80% of US food supply. The acting federal government official overseeing the vast majority of the US’s food supply ...
The Guardian - 2h
Aarke Coffee System Review: Shiny and Chrome

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DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.
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Europe’s elite fears Trump, Musk and the truth

The EU's ruling class has become fanatical in its desire to censor.
The Hill - 4d
For Fearful Immigrants, It’s the Card They All Want Right Now

Distributed by a legal aid group, the “red card” lays out key rights and protections. Demand for them has surged since President Trump returned to office.
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Confusion, fear at the Justice Department under Trump

The Department of Justice is in upheaval from firings and resignations in the first weeks of the Trump administration. Fear has silenced many in the department, but two prosecutors are speaking up.
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Liverpool and Manchester City renew rivalry in a much more vulnerable era | Jonathan Wilson

Sunday’s clash between declining champions and their likely successors is a far cry from recent title battles. There has been something pleasingly old-fashioned about the Premier League title race ...
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