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By Tim Reid, Alexandra Alper and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration. But most of the new arrivals don’t …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Thursday states could lose transportation funding over a failure to cooperate on federal immigration enforcement efforts or for maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion programs. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told states and other grant recipients in a letter that recipients of Transportation Department financial assistance …

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By Jonathan Landay, Rachael Levy (Reuters) -Former Tesla officials who oversaw the automaker’s diversity, equity and inclusion office say they regret not standing up to billionaire CEO Elon Musk. Now, they want U.S. federal workers to take heed and fight back against Musk’s sweeping federal spending and personnel cuts. Kristen Kavanaugh and Mike Randolph, speaking …

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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 20 people have been fired from the White House National Security Council in recent weeks, a broader exodus than previously reported, leaving parts of the key national security body thinly staffed, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. At least 15 dismissals occurred around the …

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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -Thousands of Americans campaigning for the Novavax COVID-19 booster got some good news this week: the FDA signaled it might still win approval after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr cast doubt on its efficacy. The Novavax vaccine is the only COVID-19 booster in the United States that does not …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican lawmaker tasked with scrutinizing Federal Reserve monetary policy wants the U.S. Congress to help stabilize financial markets by insulating the central bank from political influence, including from President Donald Trump. After days of market turmoil triggered by Trump’s attacks on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, Representative Frank Lucas said …

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