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Trump Finalizes Civil Service Overhaul, Weakening Job Protections and Changing Whistleblower Rules
The Trump administration finalized a major overhaul of the federal civil service on Thursday, giving the president the power to hire and fire roughly 50,000 career employees and shifting how whistleblower complaints are handled.
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Back On After Regional Pressure
Planned U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Friday are back on and will now take place in Oman after at least nine regional countries urged the White House not to cancel the meeting, according to U.S. officials.
U.S. and Russia Agree to Resume High-Level Military Talks
The U.S. military said Washington and Moscow agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military-to-military dialogue following talks in Abu Dhabi, a step taken to improve transparency.
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Trump Administration Orders $1.5 Billion Funding Clawback From Blue States
President Trump’s budget office has ordered the Department of Transportation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to claw back more than $1.5 billion in federal funds from several Democrat-led states, citing waste and mismanagement. The Office of...
Trump Intelligence Office Investigated Puerto Rico Voting Machines
A team working under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard conducted a May investigation into Puerto Rico’s electronic voting systems, coordinating with federal law enforcement and national security officials, according to her office and sources familiar...
Supreme Court Allows California’s New Congressional Map to Stand
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block California’s newly adopted congressional map, clearing the state to use the revised district lines for most of its 52 House seats in this year’s midterm elections. The decision leaves in place a map expected to net...
Argentina Requests Extradition of Nicolás Maduro
Argentine judge Sebastián Ramos has signed an extradition request asking the United States to transfer Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in connection with a case in Argentina concerning crimes against humanity. Ramos said it was necessary for Maduro to be...
Man Who Tried to Kill Trump Sentenced to Life in Prison
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon sentenced Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump, to life in prison on Wednesday, denying his request for a lighter sentence. Routh’s attorney had argued that a 27-year sentence would be...
President Trump Says Call With China’s Xi Signals Expanded Trade and Cooperation
President Trump said he held a lengthy and “excellent” telephone call Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing discussions that covered trade, military issues, Taiwan, the Russia-Ukraine war, Iran, and expanded economic cooperation between the two...
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