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.

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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 ...
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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 - 1d
Deeper government cuts may include 65% reduction at EPA, Trump says

Surrounded by his cabinet, President Trump warned far deeper cuts are coming than the ones imposed so far, including potentially a 65% budget cut at the Environmental Protection Agency, which ...
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Trump administration cuts some election security workers

There have been sweeping changes at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is tasked with protecting the U.S. from foreign meddling in elections. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
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Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding

Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely. A newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in ...
The Guardian - 5d
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.
CNBC - 6d
Who Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?

Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.
The New York Times - 1d
Forest Service workers fired in Trump cuts warn of "unforeseen consequences"

Every summer, tens of millions of Americans visit National Forests. But this summer, the parks might look a little different. Ian Lee sat down with three Forest Service workers fired amid Trump ...
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 - 20h
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 - 6h
Trump's Ukraine policy alarming European leaders

There is alarm in Europe as leaders try to come to terms with the major foreign policy shift on Ukraine from the Trump administration. This week President Trump blamed Ukraine for Russia's invasion ...
CBS News - 6d
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 - 6d
‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media

Warning comes as FCC, chaired by Trump ally and Project 2025 author, orders investigations into US media groups. The Trump administration is waging a “disturbing” attack on the freedom of the ...
The Guardian - 3d
GOP lawmakers sound alarm over Trump’s Ukraine strategy

Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s pointed refusal to blame Russia for starting the war in Ukraine, and they are highly skeptical about negotiating any ...
The Hill - 1d
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.
The New York Times - 5d
Federal workers in limbo over DOGE cuts

Federal workers are criticizing layoffs by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. 80 percent of the federal workforce is outside of Washington. Meanwhile, Musk is defending his directive ...
NBC News - 1d
Gov. Lujan Grisham sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts in House GOP budget plan

While President Trump insists he won't touch Medicaid, his agenda in Congress tells a very different story. The House is set to vote on a spending plan that could cut Medicaid funding by hundreds ...
CBS News - 2d
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 - 2d
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.
Inc. - 6d
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.
CBS News - 3d
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
Financial Times - 2d
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.
BBC News - 2d
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 - 2d
Federal workers urge congressional lawmakers to reverse job cuts

The newly-formed Fork Off Coalition, composed of recently laid off government employees, represents an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of tenure.
CBS News - 1d
Protests at USAID building as workers pack up their desks, cuts take effect

Protesters are outside a United States Agency for International Development building in Washington, D.C., in support of fired workers. This comes after the Supreme Court's Chief Justice John ...
CBS News - 5h
BP to abandon pledge to cut oil and gas output as chief fights for group’s survival

Auchincloss must convince activist investor Elliott Management he can turn around troubled oil major
Financial Times - 2d
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds. Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of ...
The Guardian - 6d
Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids

The Trump administration has lifted its order that suspended some groups from providing legal services to migrant children. Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for immigration ...
CBS News - 5d
College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump

The future of college student groups based on race or ethnicity could be in jeopardy. As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the ...
The Hill - 4d
Judge blocks immigration raids at religious groups suing Trump administration

A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from conducting immigration raids at Quaker, Baptist and Sikh places of worship that are suing over its new enforcement policy. Policy ...
The Hill - 3d
House lawmakers want Trump to pressure EU to sanction Iran military group

Two House lawmakers are calling on President Trump to pressure the European Union to designate as a terrorist organization Iran’s premier military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
The Hill - 7h
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 - 3d
President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research

How government cuts are slowing research.
The New York Times - 2d
Former IRS worker on being fired by Trump administration

Jonathan Curry, a media relations specialist at the Internal Revenue Service, joined CBS News with more on losing his job as the Trump administration carries on with efforts to slash spending among ...
CBS News - 3d
Trump defends Musk’s ‘genius’ email to federal workers

President Trump on Monday defended tech billionaire Elon Musk after pushback over his email demanding federal workers list five accomplishments from the past week and in doing so, raising the of ...
The Hill - 3d
Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers

Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.
The New York Times - 12h
Thousands of USAID workers terminated by Trump administration

United States Agency for International Development workers received 15-minute windows to vacate their offices after most staff members were terminated by the Trump administration. CBS News' Aaron ...
CBS News - 2h
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 - 3d
Former federal workers talk about firings, how cuts will impact trips to national forests

This summer, the family trip to a national forest could look a little different amid major DOGE cuts. There's been a 10% job cut to the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Trump administration's ...
CBS News - 1d

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