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Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs moved to strip labor protections for more than 400,000 of its workers — most of whom are represented by the American Federation of Government Employees.
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Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting 320,000 of its workers.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs moved to strip labor protections for most of its 320,000 union employees represented by the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers.
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Trump Administration to Reinstall Albert Pike Confederate Statue in D.C.

Albert Pike was a Confederate general and diplomat who negotiated alliances with slave-owning Native American tribes during the Civil War.

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National Park Service workers removed a statue of Gen. Albert Pike in Washington after it was toppled by demonstrators in 2020.
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Appeals Court Allows Trump Order That Ends Union Protections for Federal Workers

A famously liberal circuit court ruled in President Trump’s favor, authorizing a component of his sweeping effort to assert more control over the federal bureaucracy.

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President Trump outside the White House on Friday.
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Trump Administration Authorizes Deployment of National Guard at ICE Facilities

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo said that National Guard troops would assist in the deportation process for migrants in their custody.

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Federal agents outside an ICE detention facility in Newark last month.
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Trump Administration Freezes $108 Million in Funds to Duke University

The university was accused of racial discrimination in its health care system, the latest high-profile school targeted and stripped of federal funding.

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Duke University is facing a budget crunch, its president said recently.
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Senate Confirms Susan Monarez as C.D.C. Director

Dr. Monarez, who has been the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump took office, was the president’s second pick for the job.

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Trump Says Epstein ‘Stole’ Underage Victim from Mar-a-Lago Spa

President Trump acknowledged that Jeffrey Epstein recruited one of his victims, Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago, and distanced himself from the allegations: “By the way, she had no complaints about us.”

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President Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One about Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump’s Attempts to Change the Topic From Epstein: A Timeline

President Trump has tried to attack, deflect and deny his way past the Jeffrey Epstein saga. He’s had less success than usual.

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Mr. Trump at a reception at the White House on Tuesday. He has tried to distract from the outcry over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
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Ex-Voice of America Employee Arrested and Charged With Threatening Marjorie Taylor Greene

Federal prosecutors accused the man of threatening to kill Ms. Greene, her staff, and their families, months before President Trump sought to dismantle the news agency.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in April.
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