POLITICS

Trump Administration Fires Thousands of Government Workers

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Trump campaigned on reducing the size of the government. The Trump administration fired thousands of workers across several government agencies after the deadline for employees to accept a buyout passed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was among the agencies to confirm it had fired workers to comply with directives from President Donald Trump. “EPA

Trump Names Jim Byron as Senior Adviser at National Archives

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Jim Byron’s nomination comes a week after Trump dismissed archivist Colleen Shogan from her post. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he has named Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, as a senior adviser at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Trump stated that Byron will work under the

Trump’s firings put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs

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Washington — President Trump’s firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a 90-year-old decision that shields certain executive branch officials from being removed after political shifts in the White House. Since returning to the