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Trump rehires thousands of probationary workers |
You're fired. Now you're rehired. President Donald Trump 's administration has been ordered to reinstate more than 24,000 probationary federal workers it had dismissed. A federal judge ruled the administration's sweeping effort to shrink the government was illegal, a move that came after thousands were already terminated on or after Jan. 20. While it's a setback for Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, the two are continuing to trim the federal workforce. See which agencies are rehiring workers. |
Trump isn't just facing federal workforce shakeups. The president is still pushing through new tariffs next month. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration will give countries a proposed tariff based on their own rates, non-tariff trade barriers and other factors. Follow today's news. |
President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon stopped by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to preside over a board meeting, his first since ousting the center's leadership last month and naming himself board chairman. There he made it known he "never liked 'Hamilton' very much," after producers for the Broadway hit cancelled performances that been scheduled to take place at the center. | President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on Monday. JIM WATSON, AFP via Getty Images |
Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal in jeopardy |
More than 400 people were killed in Gaza following Israeli air strikes, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said Tuesday, in what appeared to be the most intense assault on the enclave since a ceasefire took effect in January. Israel's military described the strikes as "extensive." Palestinian health ministry officials said many of those who died were children. The strikes came amid stalled negotiations between the two sides to extend a truce agreement. Will more hostages be released after strikes? |
You Asked, On Politics answers: Are Trump supporters regretting their vote? |
Here is a question from one reader who said they voted Republican down ballot, except for President Donald Trump during the 2024 election, instead opting to support former Vice President Kamala Harris: "How many people who voted for Trump are already regretting their vote?" |
Recent polling shows that a combined 47% of Americans somewhat or strongly approve of Trump's job as president, according to a national poll published by NBC News on Sunday . A majority of Americans (51%) said they disapprove, the poll found. An NBC News analysis found that Trump had the largest gap of any president in the past 80 years between his approval rating among members of his own party, which was 90%, compared to those from an opposing party, which is at 4%. | | | | Friends and family are protesting outside detention facility where they believe Jeanette Vizguerra is being held. | | | | Several DOGE members arrived with FBI agents in tow Friday, according to a press release by USIP. The White House called the agency rogue bureaucrats. | | | | With money pouring in from billionaires such as Elon Musk and George Soros, spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race could top $100 million. | | | | The announcement triggered widespread alarm among transgender veterans who accused the VA of abandoning Americans who had fought and died in the military. | | | | A Department of Defense webpage celebrating an Army general awarded the Medal of Honor was temporarily removed over the weekend. | | | | The top Trump administration official said deportation flights will continue -- 'Another flight every day' - even after a judge's ruling halting them. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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