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Veterans Affairs preparing for major layoffs

President Trump pauses federal aid to Ukraine World leaders are reacting to President Donald Trump’s decision to pause federal aid to Ukraine. WASHINGTON – Administration officials said Wednesday the U.S. is withholding critical wartime intelligence from Ukraine as a way to force President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into peace talks with Russia on President Donald Trump’s terms. … Read more

Federal workers wonder what’s next after mass layoffs From wildfire resiliency to helping local farmers: What’s at stake with mass layoffs The Department of Veterans Affairs has initiated a plan to lay off at least 76,000 employees to comply with President Donald Trump’s order last week calling for broader cuts to the federal workforce, according … Read more

Canadian, Mexican and American industries react as tariffs take effect North Americans in the auto, agriculture and toy industries shared their reactions to new tariffs. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has agreed to exempt automobiles from newly imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico for the next month at the request of the three … Read more

Which federal workers are out of a job? The Trump administration has cut thousands of federal roles across various agencies, including the CDC and Forest Service. Here’s who’s been impacted. In a White House interview last month with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Elon Musk said his focus as an aide to the president was … Read more

Trump speech to Congress likely to be ‘imperial,’ say analysts U.S. President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress for the first time in his new term. Reuters WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump laid out a familiar vision of vast domestic policy changes in his joint address to Congress Tuesday night along with … Read more

Democrats protest during President Trump’s address to Congress Democrats wore pink, displayed signs and even interrupted to show their displeasure with President Trump’s policies during his address to Congress. WASHINGTON − The showman strikes again. President Donald Trump delivered a record long address to Congress Tuesday, in which he touted his legislative agenda and vowed … Read more

Trump speech to Congress likely to be ‘imperial,’ say analysts U.S. President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress for the first time in his new term. Reuters President Donald Trump will deliver his primetime address, similar to a State of the Union, Tuesday evening, to a room packed with lawmakers, family members … Read more

Could President Trump’s agenda lead to a Constitutional crisis? President Donald Trump’s pushback against the judiciary could change the how executive power functions. Whatever is said about President Donald Trump by his critics, Cynthia Harrison remains a true believer. “The guy, he has a track record, a four-year track record, so yeah, we trust him,” … Read more

Kylie Madry and Brendan O’Boyle  |  Reuters President Trump pauses federal aid to Ukraine World leaders are reacting to President Donald Trump’s decision to pause federal aid to Ukraine. MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said Tuesday there was no justification for President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and her government … Read more