Federal workers decry Trump attempt to force mass resignations as ‘cruel joke’

Federal workers and their advocates on Wednesday condemned the Trump administration’s attempt to encourage them to resign en masse, describing an unprecedented email from the government’s human resources department office…

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Fireworks and Family Feasts Kick Off Year of the Snake

More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, began celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with fireworks,…

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Lakers’ LeBron James Perfectly Puts Son Bronny James’s Struggles in Perspective

Bronny James with his father LeBron James before a Lakers game. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images In a 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard—and son…

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Who is Karoline Leavitt? What to know about youngest White House press secretary

White House’s youngest press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday, saying that “the golden age of America has most definitely begun.” “As you have…

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Karoline Leavitt: ‘Worse than Spicer’ or ‘Born to do this,’ pundits weigh in

Political pundits have weighed in on Trump’s new White House press secretary hire following her first official press debut on Tuesday. Karoline Leavitt, a 27-year-old mother of one, and the…

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid during Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary

WASHINGTON — In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare,…

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R.F.K. Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid

In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a surprising lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs responsible for…

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Fork in the Road

Frequently Asked Questions Below is the email that was sent to federal employees on January 28, 2025 presenting a deferred resignation offer. If you did not respond to that email…

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The legal battle over Trump’s federal funding freeze is just beginning

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s push for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions of dollars is on hold for now, on the order of…

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RFK Jr. Grilled on Covid, Lyme Disease and Abortion

CC-Transcript 00:00I’m asking you, yes or no, Mr. Kennedy, did you say that Covid-19 was a genetically engineered bioweapon that targets black and white people but spared Ashkenazi Jews and…

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