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The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."

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The chambers are at odds about the best way to approach President Trump's legislative priorities, which could set them up for a showdown.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants the U.S. to stop using disinformation when talking about Russia's war on Ukraine, after President Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war.

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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy.

The executive order would affect agencies like the SEC and FDIC, but it excludes the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and Open Market Committee.

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A measles outbreak in West Texas has sparked concern as cases have more than doubled since last week. And, China seeks to support pro-democracy groups in the U.S.

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The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.

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The confirmation hearing for the former Oregon representative nominated to lead the Labor Department is to start Wednesday. The secretary of labor holds the 11th Cabinet position in the presidential line of succession.

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Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.

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President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now, the plan could be a casualty of the cost-cutting drive overseen by Elon Musk.

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The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.

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Louis DeJoy said he plans to step down after a nearly five-year tenure marked by the coronavirus pandemic, surges in mail-in election ballots and efforts to stem losses through cost and service cuts.

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The reasons for the beachings are unclear. Reasons could include disorientation caused by loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators and severe weather.

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Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.

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The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.

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It's the second tech company to agree to a payout after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol prompted Trump to be kicked off numerous social media platforms.

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged for allegedly helping to mastermind far right coup plot to upset the country's 2022 election result.

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In some parts of the Plains region, the National Weather Service expects temperatures to reach as low as the negative 20s and 30s.

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Jurors found A$AP Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.

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President Trump campaigned on lowering the cost of IVF, after a controversial ruling made the treatment stop in Alabama for a short time

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