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The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave

A federal judge on Friday allowed the administration to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job in the United States and around the world.
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U.S. Agency for International Development
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Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign

In a sign that not every Trump official is on the same page, leaders at the FBI and State Department instructed employees not to respond.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk

Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he doesn't believe Russia plans to invade NATO allies

Mullin said if Putin were to invade a NATO ally it would “call President Trump’s hand.”
Markwayne Mullin speaks
Markwayne Mullin speaks

Two Trump officials decline to say Russia started the war in Ukraine

In recent days, Trump has upended the prior U.S. position by falsely calling Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” and blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion.
NATO Defence Ministers are convening in Brussels for a meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Also in attendance is US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking the first visit to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration.
NATO Defence Ministers are convening in Brussels for a meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Also in attendance is US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking the first visit to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration.

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DOGE for Ohio? Vivek Ramaswamy enters governor's race pushing cuts and merit pay

Ramaswamy, 39, ran for president in 2024 before becoming a Trump surrogate and briefly working with Elon Musk on Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency team.
Vivek Ramaswamy in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 3, 2024. 
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Vivek Ramaswamy in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 3, 2024. 
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Trump to address cPAc and meet with presidents of Poland and Argentina

President Donald Trump touted his aggressive agenda in his first month back in office at the annual conservative Political Action conference.
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Image: US-POLITICS-COMMERCE-TRUMP-LUTNICK

FBI Director Kash Patel to be named ATF chief

Patel is set to lead an agency that's been a frequent target of Republicans, including an effort to abolish it altogether.
Kash Patel
Kash Patel

Trump uses cPAc to hype first month in office, despite legal setbacks

Trump has moved quickly to reshape the federal government, but courts have stifled some of his more aggressive actions.
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US-POLITICS-CPAC-TRUMP

Supreme court maintains pause on Trump bid to immediately fire watchdog agency head

The Supreme court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, weighs in on a case involving the new Trump administration for the first time.
Hampton Dellinger smiles for a portrait, American flag in background
Hampton Dellinger smiles for a portrait, American flag in background

Postal Service braces for potential takeover by Trump's commerce Department

Trump said Friday that his new commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, “will be looking” at the U.S. Postal Service.
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Howard Lutnick politics political

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge outside U.S. capitol

Tarrio was released from prison last month after President Donald Trump cut short his 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the capitol.
Proud Boys Presser
Proud Boys Presser

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