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Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department — About 300-400 workers tied to nuclear programs were dismissed — Agency seeks to bring back workers after chaotic terminations — The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists …
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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say — Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile …
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Mass layoffs now paused at US nuclear weapons agency
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump's Purge Hits Nuclear Weapons Agency—Setting Off National Crisis
Trump's Purge Hits Nuclear Weapons Agency—Setting Off National Crisis
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Federal prosecutor will sign motion to dismiss Adams charges in bid to save colleagues' jobs, sources say — A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff …
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Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest — Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would seek to have the case dismissed, or risk losing their jobs — The Justice Department on Friday filed …
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Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case after extraordinary internal revolt — The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case. A federal court judge must approve the decision to drop the charges. — The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss corruption charges …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ asks judge to dismiss Eric Adams case after seven prosecutors resign in protest
DOJ asks judge to dismiss Eric Adams case after seven prosecutors resign in protest
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The Trump Trial of Danielle Sassoon
The Trump Trial of Danielle Sassoon
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Support for Sassoon
Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Support for Sassoon
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
A dangerous, damaging civil war at the Justice Department
A dangerous, damaging civil war at the Justice Department
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Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?
Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?
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Elon Musk's DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website — “People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk's programmers, said one federal intelligence employee. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — Elon Musk's team at the so-called Department …
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Inside The ‘Bizarre’ Meeting Where DOGE Requested ‘Extensive System Access’ At IRS — The Internal Revenue Service has now joined the list of federal agencies and offices experiencing life on the “DOGE” side. Two sources told TPM that a staffer affiliated with President Trump and Elon Musk's controversial …
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Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections — The cuts are expected to at least partially reverse the Biden administration's efforts to beef up the agency. — The Trump administration is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service …
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I.R.S. Expected to Lay Off Thousands
I.R.S. Expected to Lay Off Thousands
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Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies — Employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years are being targeted — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across public health …
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Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
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Michael Embrich / Rolling Stone:
Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans
Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans
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Trump's cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback — GOP lawmakers try to intervene with the Trump administration as local fallout grows. — Republican lawmakers are pushing back against sweeping cuts to the federal government launched by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk …
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Seeking a Mar-a-Lago Vibe, Trump Considers Paving Over Grass in Rose Garden — The president has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in one of the White House's most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio like the one at his Florida home and club.
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JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany's far-right party — US vice-president meets with AfD leader Alice Weidel as Trump administration courts European populist parties — JD Vance has met with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland party …
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JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech
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AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute — The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency's stance …
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This is a perfectly fine hill for the AP to die on
This is a perfectly fine hill for the AP to die on
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Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — In a court order, the judge said CFPB employees for now cannot be fired without cause, and data housed by the independent agency cannot be deleted. — WASHINGTON — A judge said in a r u ling Friday …
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Judge blocks Trump admin from firing CFPB employees

The federal tech workers facing down DOGE — Over the last few weeks, as Elon Musk and DOGE have infiltrated government agency after government agency, proclaiming their intent to slash budgets, cut jobs, and embrace AI, we've watched a brazen, extralegal effort to hollow out the state unfold in real time.
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Special counsel Jack Smith discloses ‘gift’ of $140,000 in free legal services — It's not clear precisely why Smith sought outside legal advice. — Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal cases against President Donald Trump, received $140,000 in pro bono legal services …
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3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records — San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.
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Trump administration's firing of federal employees hits multiple agencies — Lawyers for eight inspectors general suing the Trump administration over their firings were forced by an angry federal judge to withdraw their motion seeking a temporary restraining order.
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health — EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad — The Trump administration's campaign to slash the federal civil service will hit one of the crown jewels of global public health on Friday.
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Adams to sue over Trump's clawback of $80 million in migrant grants — New York City mayor says legal action will begin next week as his ties to Trump are scrutinized. — NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams plans to take the Trump administration to court over its clawback of $80 million …
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Naval Academy faculty told to avoid ‘divisive concepts’ like ‘systemic racism’ — The guidance from the provost follows President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, which some say seeks to erase history and diversity. — Faculty at the Naval Academy are no longer permitted …