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The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels

EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

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Here’s what Trump’s budget proposal cuts by agency – The Washington Post

Here’s what Trump’s budget proposal cuts by agency  The Washington Post Trump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance  CNN White House pitches sharp spending cuts in Trump budget plan  AP News Trump news at

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Australians vote in election, with high prices and housing shortage major issues

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party is seeking a second term. His opponent, conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton, wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931. (Image credit: Mark Baker)

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Trump Budget Cuts Funding for CDC

Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.

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Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules – The New York Times

Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules  The New York Times Judge permanently blocks ‘unconstitutional’ Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie  CNN Federal judge strikes down Trump order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie  NPR Trump order targeting

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Temu Stops Shipping Products From China to U.S. Customers as Trump Closes Tariff Loophole

The e-commerce site acted after the Trump administration said it would close a loophole that allowed low-cost Chinese-made items to enter the U.S. without import fees.

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Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm Perkins Coie

A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession.

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Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm Perkins Coie

A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession.

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Jobs market defies expectations amid fears tariffs could soon spur economic downturn

The U.S. labor market beat expectations last month, adding 177,000 jobs as the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent. But the April jobs number was lower than the March tally and some economists are concerned that cracks in the

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