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Trump confirms dismissal of NSC officials over concerns about loyalty
"Always, we’re going to let go of people we don’t like, or people we don’t think can do the job, or people who may have loyalties to somebody else," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
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You Vote: What do you think of how Trump is doing in reducing the number of federal employees?
Trump will still need to reduce the headcount by roughly 200,000 to break the Clinton record.
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19 Democratic state attorneys general sue over Trump's election integrity executive order
The lawsuit argues that the executive order is unconstitutional.
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Federal judge considering whether to hold Trump admin in contempt over deportation flights
The judge also said that he would not issue a decision on moving forward with the contempt orders until next week at the earliest.
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Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi sues Democratic lawmaker for $10 million for defamation
Taibbi denies the allegations, and claims that he has never been accused of sexual harassment.
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Multiple people injured during stabbing near Capitol Hill
One suspect is in custody, and a bloody knife was found near the suspect.
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House Democrat vows to work with Trump on tariff plan
Golden highlighted that he proposed a 10% blanket tariff earlier this year, but was pleased that Trump's baseline for his own tariffs was the same.
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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oz, who gained political prominence after he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, is most known for his television show, The Dr. Oz Show, which ran for 13 seasons. Oz is a physician and heart surgeon.
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HHS staff to brief House committee on mass firings as other changes are made to department
HHS laid off approximately 10,000 employees as part of its latest restructuring on Tuesday, which comes as the Trump administration works to reorganize the whole government workforce.
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Treasury Department evacuated over suspicious package
The call came in at approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern and the D.C. Metropolitan police were also called to the scene. The department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team eventually deemed the area safe.
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Acting Pentagon inspector general announce review of Hegseth using Signal to discuss war plans
The review will also analyze other defense officials' usage of the app.
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Vance says Musk will remain Trump adviser after leaving DOGE, amid speculation on DOGE boss's future
Vance said Elon Musk has always planned to leave DOGE after "about six months."
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Prosecutors won't pursue assault charge against man whom Rep. Mace says 'physically accosted' her
In December, Mace alleged that James McIntyre "physically accosted" her at the Capitol during an event that was celebrating the 25 years of the Foster Care Independence Act.