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The U.S. Agency for International Development is one of the largest official foreign aid organizations in the world. An executive order from the Trump administration said there would be consequences if its diversity training programs were to continue.

Health & Safety

Why Diversity Training Has Been Suspended At USAID

2:11pm October 27, 2020

by Joanne Lu

The suspension followed an executive order from the Trump administration that called such workplace programs "divisive," "anti-American," racist against white people and sexist against men.

New York City, as seen here from Jersey City, N.J. in May, is suing the Trump administration over its "anarchist" designation.

National

3 Cities Designated As 'Anarchist' Filing Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

3:39pm October 22, 2020

by Brian Mann

After months of street protests, President Trump described New York City, Portland and Seattle as lawless places and threatened to withhold federal aid. City officials say the law is on their side.

Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, speaks during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 14, 2020 about his concerns that Health and Human Services lea

Government Scientist Tops Up Whistle-Blower Complaint and Quits NIH

11:03pm October 06, 2020

by Will Stone

Government scientist Rick Bright resigns from NIH claiming political goals are getting in the way of science. Bright was ousted from a different department at HHS earlier this year.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William "Perry" Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo., last year.

Trump To Appeal Removal Of 'Polarizing' Public Lands Chief

7:01am September 30, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

The White House says it will appeal a federal court ruling ousting William Perry Pendley, who led the Bureau of Land Management for more than 400 days without Senate confirmation.

The appointment of a climate change denier to NOAA comes as Americans face profound threats stoked by climate change, from the vast, deadly wildfires in the West to an unusually active hurricane season in the South and East.

Longtime Climate Science Denier Hired At NOAA

6:30pm September 12, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.

The U.S. Postal Service warned states in late July that it might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Amid a growing outcry from rural leaders, the agency's director has backed down from planned broad cuts and changes.

National

Why Rural America Is Fighting The Trump Administration On The Post Office

3:22pm August 20, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

The agency serves areas where private carriers won't go. And in those remote communities, which helped elect the president, the Postal Service can be seen as a lifeline as well as a human connection.

Honduran migrants, Ricardo Sr., (left), his son Ricardo Jr., 13, and his cousin Jorge, 16, walk near their home in Texas. When the two teenage boys crossed the border illegally into Texas last month, they turned themselves in to the Border Patrol. They we

Shadow Immigration System: Migrant Children Detained In Hotels By Private Contractors

10:50am August 20, 2020

The children are held at hotels, instead of shelters, until they can be put on planes to their home countries. This bypasses the normal process that gives children a chance to ask for asylum.

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The extra $600-a-week unemployment benefit has kept jobless people from plummeting into further debt and has allowed for sustained spending, a boon for the struggling economy.

U.S. Economy On High Alert Over Shaky Future Of Extra Jobless Benefits

10:48am August 06, 2020

by Scott Horsley

As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.

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A federal judge blocked further implementation of a rule issued last year by the Department of Homeland Security.

Twin Rulings By Federal Judge Block 'Public Charge' Rules For Immigrants

2:05pm July 31, 2020

by David Welna

The judge cites the coronavirus pandemic in blocking the Trump administration's attempt to widen the criteria for what makes an immigrant a "public charge."

A new report found that citations for over-prescribing antipsychotics to nursing home residents declined significantly between the end of the Obama administration and the first half of the Trump administration.

National

Study: Nursing Home Residents Not Protected From Antipsychotic Drugs Under Trump

5:00am July 28, 2020

by Ina Jaffe

Enforcement of rules protecting nursing home residents from antipsychotic drugs has declined during the Trump administration, according to a new report.