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WASHINGTON — A union for U.S. Agency for International Development contractors asked a federal judge Tuesday to intervene in any destruction of classified documents after an email ordered staffers to help burn and shred agency records. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Judge Carl

An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.

WASHINGTON — The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff—a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency. Department officials announced the cuts

March 11, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news  CNN

March 11, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news  CNN

Trump administration briefing: education department to be halved as Trump walks back Canada tariffs  The Guardian US

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threat Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada led the provincial government of Ontario to suspend its planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United States.

US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes its elimination  Reuters.com US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency  The Guardian US Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce  CNN Education Department Fires 1,300

4 key takeaways from the NTSB reports on the deadly D.C. plane crash  The Washington Post ‘There’s a serious safety issue,’ investigators say following DCA midair collision  NPR Key takeaways from NTSB’s preliminary report on deadly midair collision between DC plane and

Live updates: Trump tariff threats; Government funding bill House vote; US-Ukraine talks  CNN