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The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future

17 juillet 2025 à 10:06
Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.

Tourists at Mather Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon watched smoke rise from the Dragon Bravo fire on the canyon’s North Rim.

Dismissals at Justice Dept. Would Bypass Civil Service and Whistle-Blower Laws

15 juillet 2025 à 10:27
In court filings and dismissal letters, the Justice Department’s political leadership claims sweeping authority to fire career law enforcement officials without cause.

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Justice Department veterans see an overarching pattern in the dismissals — a quickening effort by the Trump administration to ignore and eventually demolish longstanding civil service legal precedents meant to keep politics out of law enforcement work.

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Gut Education Department With Mass Firings

14 juillet 2025 à 21:02
The move by the justices represents an expansion of executive power, allowing President Trump to dismantle the inner workings of a government department.

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The emergency application to the justices stemmed from efforts by the Trump administration to sharply curtail the federal government’s role in the nation’s schools.

Trump Administration Fires More DOJ Employees Who Worked for Special Counsel

12 juillet 2025 à 14:54
The latest round of firings targets not just prosecutors but also support staff members who played a smaller role.

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The Department of Justice building in Washington. The purging from government ranks of anyone associated with the federal cases against President Trump has been sporadic.

Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs at U.S. State Department

11 juillet 2025 à 17:19
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.

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More than 1,000 employees were fired Friday as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to reorganize the State Department.

State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs

11 juillet 2025 à 09:19
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the changes would better align the department with core American values and root out pockets of “radical political ideology.”

Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait.

8 juillet 2025 à 21:19
A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.

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About 2,000 State Department employees are waiting for official notice that they will be laid off.

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers

8 juillet 2025 à 18:05
The justices announced they were not ruling on the legality of the specific downsizing plans but they allowed the Trump administration to proceed for now with its restructuring efforts.

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The case represents a key test of the extent of President Trump’s power to reorganize the government without input from Congress.

Veterans Affairs Dept. Scales Back Plans for Job Cuts

7 juillet 2025 à 20:58
The department abandoned its previous plan to cut 80,000 workers, saying it expected a reduction of around 30,000 jobs by the end of September.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

Three Big Questions After the Texas Floods

7 juillet 2025 à 19:26
The Trump administration and its predecessors will face scrutiny over the disaster that has killed more than 100 people.

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Flood damage along the dam that feeds into Ingram, Texas, on Saturday.

As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme

5 juillet 2025 à 12:21
Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.

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A person overlooks flooding at the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday.

Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season

3 juillet 2025 à 18:21
Layoffs and departures after pressure from the Trump administration have left sites struggling, with the remaining employees each doing the work of two or three people.

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A National Park Service custodian cleaning a bathroom in Yosemite National Park in February. At another national park, in Colorado, all the custodial staff have been fired and the other staff members have had to take on their duties.

Can Indonesia Afford Prabowo’s Free School Lunch Program?

3 juillet 2025 à 00:17
Indonesia’s president promised free meals for every student in the country. But unemployment is rising, and some analysts say he’s making matters worse.

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Students in Cimahi, Indonesia, having lunches that were provided by the government. President Prabowo Subianto calls the program an investment in Indonesia’s future.

Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.’s Mass Firing Efforts at H.H.S. For Now

1 juillet 2025 à 16:24
In an order on Tuesday, a judge found the Trump administration’s plans to drastically change the structure and mission of the Department of Health and Human Services was probably unlawful.

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The judge found that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ambition to wipe out entire programs far exceeded his authority.
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