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Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come

Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce , the nation's largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gai
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Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue

Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen.
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NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meeting

NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meeting

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will allow federal immigration officials to operate at the city’s Rikers Island jail following a meeting Thursday with President Donald Trump’s border czar.
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Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI

Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash Patel , Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, pushing past Democratic concerns that he would operate as a loyalist for the presiden
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Mechanical issue forces Secretary of State Rubio's plane forced to return ahead of Europe trip

Mechanical issue forces Secretary of State Rubio's plane forced to return ahead of Europe trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen.
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Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods

Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House with a bear hug on Thursday and called him “a great friend of mine," but nonetheless warned that India won't be spared from higher tariffs he's be
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US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot

US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot

References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument , a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights m
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State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk's Tesla

State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk's Tesla

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
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Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign

Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon , and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a stunning esca
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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81.
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