POLITICS

Trump Admin Grants 30 Day Extension for NYC to End Congestion Toll for Manhattan Drivers

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the extension will give officials more time to discuss the program. The Trump administration announced on March 20 that it is extending a deadline it gave to New York City last month to end its $9 congestion pricing program for drivers entering parts of Manhattan. In February, the U.S. Department

SBA to Take Over Student Loans as Department of Education Is Overhauled, Trump Says

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The announcement follows Trump’s executive order to reduce the Department of Education. President Donald Trump announced on March 21 that two primary functions of the Department of Education will be moved to other federal agencies. Student loan processing will be moved to the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the oversight of funding and some programming

Small Business Administration cutting staff by 43%

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Washington — The Small Business Administration on Friday said it is cutting more than 40% of its staff as part of the Trump administration’s wider effort to shrink the federal bureaucracy. Roughly 6,500 people, or less than half-a-percent of the entire federal workforce, are employed at the SBA, according to the most recent data available. The

Boeing to Build Secretive Future Fighter Jet, Trump Announces

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Trump said an experimental version of the Boeing stealth fighter has already been flying for around five years. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the U.S. Air Force had awarded Boeing a contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s secretive next-generation fighter jet. Trump said this new fighter jet will be designated the F-47.