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Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers

Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers

FRANKFORT, Ky.
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Trump administration orders federal agencies to provide lists of underperforming employees

Trump administration orders federal agencies to provide lists of underperforming employees

President Donald Trump's administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who are underperforming, as it seeks to shrink the workforce and awaits a court ruling related to its deferred resignation offers.
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How the slash-and-burn tactics Musk brought to Washington backfired at Twitter

How the slash-and-burn tactics Musk brought to Washington backfired at Twitter

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee makers and office chairs in hopes of a big turnaround.
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Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states

Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states

CHICAGO (AP) — Shortly after he was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy circulated a memo that instructed his department to prioritize families by, among other things, giving preference to communities with marri
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Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers

FRANKFORT, Ky.
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Ford urges Ottawa to move faster to satisfy U.S. border security demands

Ford urges Ottawa to move faster to satisfy U.S. border security demands

OTTAWA — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is criticizing the federal government over the time it's taking to appoint what he calls a border czar.
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Democratic states sue Trump administration over order to halt gender-affirming care

SEATTLE (AP) — Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19.
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Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump's deportation and defense funds, as House stalls

Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump's deportation and defense funds, as House stalls

WASHINGTON (AP) — As House Republicans missed another deadline Friday to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending, Senate Republicans jumped ahead, unveiling a more tailored $340 billion blueprint focused on President Donald
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Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states

Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states

CHICAGO (AP) — Shortly after he was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy circulated a memo that instructed his department to prioritize families by, among other things, giving preference to communities with marri
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Democrats ask for an investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems

Democrats ask for an investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are seeking a Treasury Department investigation of the access that Elon Musk's team was given to the government's payment system, citing “threats to the economy and national security, and the potential violation
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