Trump 2nd term live updates: IRS drafting plan to cut half its workforce, sources say

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  Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge rules Trump's firing of watchdog was unlawful

  Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government suffered a loss in court when a judge blocked his administration from firing the head of a federal watchdog agency.
  
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  Trump 2nd term live updates: Dan Bongino named as deputy FBI director

  President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and make sweeping changes.
  
  ABC News - Feb. 23
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  Social Security Administration could lay off up to 50% of its workforce, source says – live

  Social Security Administration expected to lay off at least 7,000 people, but a source tells Associated Press reduction could be as high as 50%. As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk ...
  
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• Autodesk says it’s cutting 9% of its workforce, and shares rise

  Design-software developer Autodesk Inc. on Thursday said it would cut around 9% of its workforce, or around 1,350 employees, amid a bigger effort to prioritize cloud services and artificial ...
  
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• Americans say Trump changing how government works, but divide on workforce cuts

  Ukraine also brings divisions; Trump's immigration efforts rate well, but many look for more inflation focus.
  
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  Trump speech live updates: Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal

  The theme of Trump's address to Congress will be "Renewal of the American Dream," a White House official told ABC News.
  
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  Mercedes-Benz plans workforce cuts in China by 2027

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  How a former Trump staffer predicts the president's 2nd term will go

  Author and retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman discusses his new book, "The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine."
  
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• 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 ...
  
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  Trump speech live updates: Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal

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  Tariffs, Ukraine and Gaza loom over Trump's 'American Dream' address

  The theme of Trump's Tuesday address is "Renewal of the American Dream," but he's also expected to remark on what his second-term agenda may mean for the world.
  
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  LA City Council votes not to reinstate fire chief fired by mayor

  The Los Angeles City Council voted to uphold the firing of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who was let go by Mayor Karen Bass over the Palisades and Eaton fires.
  
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  Supreme Court likely to shoot down Mexico's $10B lawsuit against US gun makers

  The Supreme Court appears likely to block a historic $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers brought by the government of Mexico.
  
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• Watch Live: Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump's speech

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• Trump says "I was saved by God to make America great again"

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  Al Green Removed From House Chamber for Heckling Trump During Speech

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• Trump asks Congress to criminalize "sex changes on children" and for a "Golden Dome" defense shield

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