A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like “gay,” leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
Trump’s presidential transition
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, gets his Senate hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to appear before the Senate Finance committee Friday for his confirmation hearing to be the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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The Education Department is being cut in half. Here’s what’s being lost
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.
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U.S. Education Department switches to remote work amid talk of layoffs
The announcement further unsettled department employees who have spent the past several weeks anticipating sweeping staff cuts.
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The short history of Trump’s tariff chaos — and more that happened this week
It was a week that saw not only more twists in the tariffs saga but also Trump’s big Hill address, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, more firings at agencies, and more. NPR keeps track, day by day.
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Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
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1 thing that upended years of U.S. foreign policy — and other big Trump developments
Three years after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., in a split with its European allies over the war, sided with Russia at the U.N.
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Musk says work to stop Ebola was accidentally cut but restored. Experts raise doubts
Elon Musk said USAID’s “Ebola prevention” was “accidentally canceled” but “immediately” restored. Health specialists following the current outbreak in Uganda raise doubts about the restoration.
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Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday
He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get ‘more bang for our buck’ with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
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Judge tells Trump administration it has less than 2 days to resume USAID funding
U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali said officials have provided no evidence of compliance with repeated orders to unfreeze the money.
