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1 天前 · Donald Trump’s return to the office order has prompted 20,000 workers to quit in favour of buyout offers. The president’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees in an unprecedented move to shrink the US government at breakneck speed. All full-time federal employees except for ...

1 天前 · Trump administration officials say that more than 20,000 federal workers have accepted buyouts. That's still well below the White House's goal of 5 - 10% of federal employees taking the deal. One official told BI that they're expecting a "spike" in the numbers before the February 6 deadline. More ...

2 天之前 · As part of their continued efforts to downsize federal agencies, the Trump administration, along with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are reportedly looking into dismantling the Department of Education next through executive actions. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the discussions, The Wall Street Journal reports that …

1 天前 · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, express their alarm to reporters about actions by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

5 天之前 · "One of the things we have learned is that COVID came to us new, and now is integrated into our way of life," said Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. "COVID is not going away, and it still causes a substantial amount of illness each year." While the world might not be in a global pandemic anymore, …

3 天之前 · “After reviewing country conditions and considering whether permitting Venezuelan nationals covered by the 2023 designation is contrary to the national interest of the United States, in consultation with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, the secretary of homeland security has determined that Venezuela no longer continues to meet the conditions for the 2023 …

6 天之前 · Two young sisters, ages 14 and 11, were among the victims who died Wednesday night after a commercial American Airlines plane collided with an army Black Hawk helicopter just outside Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The girls, 14-year-old Everly and Alydia Livingston, 11, were both figure skaters and were part of the Washington Figure Skating …