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Many of them will die: Hammer drops on USAID with organizations left reeling

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After a month of fits and starts, a final hammer came down on the U.S. Agency for International Development on Wednesday night when the State Department, which had previously said it was going to review all foreign aid, announced that review was... Read More.

Could the federal layoffs impact the Virginia governor race?

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With the Virginia gubernatorial election a little more than eight months away, Democrats in the state have said they believe the federal job cuts under President Donald Trump's administration will have a ripple effect that could sway voters to flip the governor... Read More.

Trump, Zelenskyy hold high-stakes summit amid tensions over peace talks with Putin

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes to the White House on Friday to ink a deal that would give the U.S. access to his country's mineral resources -- an agreement that President Donald Trump has cast a way to ensure American taxpayers get... Read More.

DEI needs to go: Education Department launches END DEI website

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education launched a first-of-its-kind website, "EndDEI.Ed.Gov," just hours before a deadline warning institutions to end discrimination or they will be subject to federal funding consequences.The new online portal went live on Thursday for the community to submit discrimination-focused complaints."The... Read More.

Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender ID from state civil rights protections

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(DES MOINES, IOWA) -- Iowa lawmakers voted Thursday to strike gender identity from state civil rights protections.The state's civil rights law currently protects against discrimination in the workplace, school, accommodations, housing and more based on someone's "age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender... Read More.

Heartbreaking: USAID staffers clear out desks after DOGE layoffs

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Several U.S. Agency for International Development staffers cleared out their offices at the agency's Washington headquarters on Thursday, saying they were disheartened after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency laid them off or placed them on leave."The more I talk about it, the... Read More.

Trump hosts UKs Keir Starmer for Ukraine talks amid disagreement over security guarantees

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is hosting United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday.The two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office shortly after noon ET before a press conference in the East Room slated for... Read More.

Transgender US service members will be separated from military, Pentagon memo says

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Transgender U.S. service members will be separated from the military unless they receive an exemption, according to a new Pentagon policy disclosed in a court filing on Wednesday.According to the memo, the Pentagon must create a procedure to identify troops who are... Read More.

House Democrats take aim at $TRUMP crypto meme coin

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- While President Donald Trump’s proudest supporters on Capitol Hill shower him with legislation proposing putting his portrait on a $250 bill, declaring his birthday a national holiday or adding his likeness to Mount Rushmore -- a new effort across the aisle isn’t... Read More.

VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- One day after the Department of Veterans Affairs celebrated an estimated $2 billion in savings on canceled contracts, the agency began reversing some of the cancellations that may have affected veterans' medical care and other benefits, according to multiple sources familiar with... Read More.