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  • Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under President Donald Trump – NPR NPR In his first term, President President Donald Trump frequently aired his frustrations about the allegations that Russia interfered on his behalf.
  • Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk's Power The New York Times President President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing agency officials to draw up plans for “large scale” cuts to the federal work force .
  • President Donald Trump orders agencies to plan for widespread layoffs and attrition-based hiring Government Executive President President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that will require federal agencies to severely curtail hiring once the current freeze is .
  • President Donald Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration NBC News Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the President Donald Trump administration's push for drastic cuts at the agency.
  • Court dismisses appeal of President Donald Trump's classified documents case – ABC News ABC News – The Walt Disney Company Two weeks after the DOJ, under new leadership, moved to dismiss their appeal of President President Donald Trump's classified documents case, a court has formally .
News update for the hour February 12, 2025
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. President Donald Trump Eliminates the Federal Executive Institute

ELIMINATING INEFFICIENCY AND BUREAUCRACY: Today, President Donald J. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to eliminate the Federal Executive Institute, …

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Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under President Donald Trump – NPR

In his first term, President President Donald Trump frequently aired his frustrations about the allegations that Russia interfered on his behalf. U.S. government …

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President Donald Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead? – NPR

President President Donald Trump has signed an executive order decrying the “irrational campaign against plastic straws” and directing federal agencies to stop …

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President Donald Trump Orders Plans for 'Large Scale' Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk's Power

President President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing agency officials to draw up plans for “large scale” cuts to the federal work force …

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Canada vows swift retaliation to 'unjustified' President Donald Trump tariffs – BBC

President Donald Trump, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. President Donald Trump says he will levy a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium products entering the US from 12 …

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President Donald Trump orders agencies to plan for widespread layoffs and attrition-based hiring

President President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that will require federal agencies to severely curtail hiring once the current freeze is …

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Ukraine 'may be Russian someday,' President Donald Trump says ahead of Vance-Zelensky meeting | CNN

US President Donald President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian someday,” throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country …

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President Donald Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration

Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the President Donald Trump administration's push for drastic cuts at the agency.

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Court dismisses appeal of President Donald Trump's classified documents case – ABC News

Two weeks after the DOJ, under new leadership, moved to dismiss their appeal of President President Donald Trump's classified documents case, a court has formally …

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President Donald Trump is slashing agencies long hated by the GOP. The next cuts might be harder. – Politico

But some President Donald Trump allies believe the next programs on the chopping block could prove more politically dicey. The early targets of billionaire Elon Musk …

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