By Joe Davidson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump overwhelmed federal workers with shock and fear immediately upon taking office with directives that shut long-standing government programs, closed offices without notice and stripped workplace protections for many. Now those feelings have turned to anger and activism – with federal employees leading actions over working […]
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Federal judge blocks Trump order on health care for transgender youth
By Jenna Portnoy, Salvador Rizzo · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal judge on Thursday blocked executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that target transgender people and their health care, giving temporary relief to LGBTQ individuals and their families, who braced for legal battles to continue. U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson, who was appointed in […]
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Federal judge blocks Trump order on health care for transgender youth
By Jenna Portnoy, Salvador Rizzo · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal judge on Thursday blocked executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that target transgender people and their health care, giving temporary relief to LGBTQ individuals and their families, who braced for legal battles to continue. U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson, who was appointed in […]
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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, […]
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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, […]
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RFK Jr. confirmed, elevating anti-vaccine activist to nation’s top health post
By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, placing a member of the storied Democratic family in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and giving the anti-vaccine activist oversight of the nation’s nearly $2 trillion health portfolio. The former presidential candidate turned […]
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RFK Jr. confirmed, elevating anti-vaccine activist to nation’s top health post
By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, placing a member of the storied Democratic family in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and giving the anti-vaccine activist oversight of the nation’s nearly $2 trillion health portfolio. The former presidential candidate turned […]
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Trump takes aim at agencies that police wrongdoing, protect federal workers
By Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Olivia George · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump is taking aim at federal offices that investigate government malfeasance and protect workers from retribution, summarily firing and replacing five top ethics officials this week in an apparent attempt to consolidate his power over the sprawling federal bureaucracy. Among those fired in the […]
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Trump takes aim at agencies that police wrongdoing, protect federal workers
By Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Olivia George · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump is taking aim at federal offices that investigate government malfeasance and protect workers from retribution, summarily firing and replacing five top ethics officials this week in an apparent attempt to consolidate his power over the sprawling federal bureaucracy. Among those fired in the […]