Federal Agency Planning Mass Layoffs Despite Judge’s Order, Union Says

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The Department of the Interior building sign in Washington on Dec. 12, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times After a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to initiate mass layoffs during the government shutdown, a union that filed the lawsuit said in court papers that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is planning to

Trump Says He Hopes to End War Without Having to Consider Tomahawks for Ukraine

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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House in Washington on Oct. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. During the meeting, Trump expressed hope that he would be

2 More Universities Decline Trump’s Offer for Preferential Federal Funding

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Students walk between classes in front of College Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Sept. 25, 2017. Charles Mostoller/Reuters Two more universities have declined to sign President Donald Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, bringing the total number of nays to four, with five schools still undecided.