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DOGE attempts to enter an agency building led to physical standoff that spilled into court

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A small federal agency that sends money to help communities in Africa became a flashpoint Thursday in the Trump administration’s efforts to shut down foreign aid and reduce the size of the federal government. A Trump-backed government official, staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency and federal law enforcement

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Trump signs order suspending security clearances for employees of Perkins Coie, citing DEI practices

By Samantha Waldenberg, Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices. “This is an absolute honor to sign,” the president said in the Oval Office. Perkins Coie has long

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President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington

Trump tells Cabinet members they’re in charge of staffing as business leaders and Republicans complain about Musk

By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — One week after Elon Musk held court before the cameras during President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, many of the Senate-confirmed leaders of government departments and agencies reconvened in the Cabinet Room on Thursday for a different kind of discussion. During a nearly

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Trump unlawfully fired National Labor Relations Board member, federal judge rules, permitting her to stay on the job

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s firing of the former chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board was an “illegal act,” a federal judge ruled Thursday, overturning her ousting in a decision that was highly critical of Trump’s “intent on pushing the bounds of his office.” The ruling from US District

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The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington

Crisis responders who answer veterans hotline warn of ‘a lapse in the mission’ under Trump administration

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The crisis responders who answer the national hotline run by the Department of Veterans Affairs are often talking to former armed servicemembers at life’s lowest moments, many contemplating harming themselves or others. With President Donald Trump ordering federal workers to return to the office, some are now answering those

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington

Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump has for years wildly exaggerated the size of US trade deficits with various other countries. Now, as Trump cites those trade deficits as a key justification for his tariff policies, newly released federal statistics show just how wrong Trump’s numbers are. Previously released federal figures

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Trump’s Ukraine envoy says Kyiv brought the pause in US intelligence sharing ‘on themselves’

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia said Thursday that Ukraine “brought it on themselves” in regard to the cutoff of intelligence sharing from the US. “That’s a pretty major concession to Russia, to constrain Ukraine’s ability to target and hit Russian forces,” CBS’ Margaret Brennan, who

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Bob Dole Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole. Personal Birth date: July 22, 1923 Death date: December 5, 2021 Birth place: Russell, Kansas Birth name: Robert Joseph Dole Father: Doran Ray Dole, grain elevator and produce station operator Mother: Bina (Talbott) Dole

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