After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act’s protections against racial discrimination in seven states.
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David Steiner of FedEx is tapped to be the U.S. Postal Service’s new leader
The U.S. Postal Service’s governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
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Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it’s destabilized by Trump’s job cuts
For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration’s workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air.
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Presidents can be elected twice. Trump could try end runs around that, experts say
The 22nd Amendment bans a person from being elected U.S. president more than twice. But some legal experts point to plausible strategies that President Trump could try to serve a third term.
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A new study quantifies how a citizenship question would likely hurt census accuracy
The next U.S. head count’s accuracy would likely be undermined by a census question about citizenship status that GOP lawmakers and President Trump have pushed to add, a new peer-reviewed study finds.
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USPS head agrees to let DOGE find ‘efficiencies’ — with limits to employee data access
The head of the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to allow Elon Musk’s DOGE team to help find “further efficiencies” at the mail agency. But the agreement limits DOGE’s access to USPS employee records.
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Trump’s hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census
Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump’s hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count.
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Postal workers conducting the census is part of a Trump pitch for a USPS takeover
The Trump administration has suggested bringing the U.S. Postal Service under White House control, and having mail carriers conduct the census. Here’s what to know about the controversial ideas.
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Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.
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Census Bureau stopped work on data for protecting trans rights, former director says
Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR.
