Deeper government cuts may include 65% reduction at EPA, Trump says
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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 - 10h -
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 - 3h -
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 - 3h -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 6d -
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 - 1d -
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 weekABC News - 7h -
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 - 3d
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Hamas says 4 bodies of Israeli hostages returned, the final release of phase one
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