POLITICS

Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off

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Hundreds of staffers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were laid off Thursday as the Trump administration and its newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, continue slashing the federal workforce. A congressional source told CBS News the layoffs affected 880 NOAA employees. An administration official told CBS News about 5% of

US, Russia Hold Talks in Turkey on Restoring Embassy Ties After Years of Diplomatic Expulsions

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The meeting was held at the headquarters of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul. U.S. and Russian diplomats held talks in Turkey on Feb. 27 to discuss normalizing the operation of their respective embassies after years of mutual diplomatic expulsions and diplomatic tensions. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the U.S. Consulate General in

Trump Says Progress Made With UK on Ukraine, Trade Talks

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The minerals deal will serve as a security backstop to any peacekeeping force in Ukraine, Trump said during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Feb. 27 to discuss the ongoing efforts to end the Russia–Ukraine war. Both leaders also

Laid Off USAID Employees Express Frustration, Greeted by Supporters

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The former workers say they continue to stand by the agency’s humanitarian mission. WASHINGTON—Former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) gathered outside its former headquarters on Feb. 27 to clean out their offices after President Donald Trump’s administration laid off much of its staff in an effort to downsize the federal government.