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Trump administration still plans to eliminate consumer finance bureau, witness says

12 Mar 2025

By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration still plans to fire all workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, effectively neutralizing it, according to witness testimony delivered Tuesday. The testimony runs counter to CFPB court filings, according to which the agency would continue to exist only in a “streamlined” form, as a …

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House Republicans block Congress’ ability to challenge Trump tariffs

12 Mar 2025

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to block the ability of Congress to quickly challenge tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump that have rattled financial markets. The 216-214 vote, largely along party lines, delays lawmakers’ ability for the rest of the year to force a vote that …

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Law firm targeted by Trump executive order sues his administration

12 Mar 2025

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -U.S. law firm Perkins Coie sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, claiming Trump illegally retaliated against the firm over its work for his former opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, and its policies promoting diversity and inclusion. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., asked a U.S. judge to declare …

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US Education Department to lay off half its staff, CNN reports

11 Mar 2025

By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education is expected to cut approximately half of its 4,000 employees in sweeping layoffs set to begin on Tuesday evening, CNN reported, citing three people familiar with the plan. The department’s offices in the Washington area had already been ordered closed from Tuesday evening through Wednesday for …

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US agency to make restrictions on helicopters permanent after Washington mid-air collision

11 Mar 2025

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday said the agency will make permanent restrictions to prevent helicopters from flying near Washington Reagan National Airport when two lesser-used runways are operational, a move that followed a mid-air collision in January that killed 67 people. Duffy said he was responding to an …

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US judiciary warns of threats amid ‘concerning’ calls to impeach judges

11 Mar 2025

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary warned on Tuesday of a rising number of threats directed at their colleagues and described calls to impeach judges over their rulings “concerning” as some Republican lawmakers push to remove jurists who have blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. U.S. Circuit Judge Richard …

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USDA says it will reinstate fired probationary workers by Wednesday deadline

11 Mar 2025

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will comply with the Wednesday deadline issued by a federal board to temporarily reinstate its fired probationary employees, according to an agency statement. The Merit Systems Protection Board, an agency that hears appeals from federal employees when they are fired or disciplined, on March 5 …

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Donald Trump nominates Sean Plankey to head cyber agency CISA

11 Mar 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey to serve as the chief of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to a notice on Congress’ website. Plankey, a former Coast Guard officer who served as director for cyber policy in the first Trump White House, will, if confirmed, oversee America’s premier cyber defense …

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NTSB making urgent safety recommendations after American jet collision with helicopter

11 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board will announce on Tuesday it is making an urgent safety recommendation to prevent helicopter operations when two runways are being used at Washington Reagan National Airport following a mid-air collision in January that killed 67 people, according to a letter seen by Reuters. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing …

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