On Wednesday, the president showcased models for a grand new monument to be added to the gateway of the National Mall: a large, neoclassical arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged figure.
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Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene?
Unions representing federal employees have asked a federal judge in San Francisco to halt the Trump administration’s latest round of layoffs, which are coming amid the government shutdown.
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Shut down but not silenced: Federal workers find their voice
After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.
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With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course?
U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.
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Even a government shutdown can’t stop the quiz. Can you score 11?
This week’s quiz also features bears.
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VIDEO: Trump’s tariffs, changing markets and what an uncertain economy means for you
Eight months into Trump’s second term, it’s unclear what the larger impact of these tariffs will have on the economy. Despite that, the president keeps promising to roll out new ones.
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Federal workers who took Trump’s buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
Federal workers who took the Trump administration’s buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what’s next.
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Trump advises parents on hepatitis B vaccine. Here’s why doctors say he’s wrong
It’s unusual for Presidents to give medical advise. But this week President Trump told parents to delay giving their kids a hep b shot until they turn 12. Doctors say this is bad and dangerous advice.
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VIDEO: Top health officials are at odds with scientists. Who should Americans believe?
President Trump linked Tylenol to autism despite little medical evidence. How are Americans meant to make important decisions about their health at this confusing moment?
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A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway
A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it.
