Federal workers at the home agency for the National Weather Service are concerned about a potential overhaul by Trump officials focused on cutting government costs.
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A judge extends the pause on Trump’s plan to put USAID workers on leave
A federal judge has ruled to continue for another week the freeze on the Trump administration’s plan to put thousands of staffers for the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave.
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The public lost access to Census Bureau data for days after a Trump order
After Trump put out an executive order targeting gender identity, the public lost access to many Census Bureau data tables and research reports for days, raising concerns about the data’s integrity.
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Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, making way for Trump’s pick
Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the 2030 census.
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Experts warn about the ‘crumbling infrastructure’ of federal government data
Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and data users warn. That’s before any cuts by President Trump and Congress.
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Trump rescinds Biden’s census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps
President Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in each state in a census count used for election maps.
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Trump revokes Biden’s order for federal agencies to promote voter registration
President Trump has reversed an executive order by former President Joe Biden that calls for federal agencies to promote voter registration.
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Pennsylvania’s high court sides with Republicans on misdated mail ballots
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has directed county officials not to count mail ballots for the general election that arrived on time but in envelopes missing the correct date handwritten by voters.
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Mail ballot challenges are dropped in Pennsylvania shortly after Election Day
Within two days after Election Day, right-wing activists and two Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania withdrew thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications.
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Bomb threats disrupted what was otherwise relatively smooth voting on Election Day
Bomb threats that U.S. officials linked to Russian email domains disrupted what was generally a smooth voting experience across America on Election Day.
