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Trump administration to take control of Washington's Union Station – Reuters

Trump administration to take control of Washington’s Union Station  Reuters Transportation Dept. claims Union Station as Trump admin pursues D.C. takeover  MSNBC News Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak  AP News Department of Transportation will reclaim control of Washington’s Union Station, Duffy announces  CBS News Department of Transportation announces new Acela trains, plan to control DC’s …

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Trump administration threatens to pull federal funding from sex ed programs that mention transgender people

Trump administration threatens to pull federal funding from sex ed programs that mention transgender people

Facebook Tweet Email Link A division of the US Department of Health and Human Services told 40 states, five territories and the District of Columbia on Tuesday that they “are now on notice”: Some federally funded sex ed programs need to remove any mention of gender identity or transgender people, even in passing, or risk losing potentially millions of dollars …

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FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter

FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter

WASHINGTON — At least 21 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees have been put on administrative leave after they signed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s disaster preparedness and response capabilities, the founder of the organization behind the letter confirmed to NBC News. Colette Delawalla, who is also the executive director of the group, Stand Up for Science, said Wednesday …

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Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all 15 Maryland federal judges

Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all 15 Maryland federal judges

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen granted a request by the judges to toss the case, saying to do otherwise “would run counter to overwhelming …

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Trump administration to take control of Washington Union Station – Reuters

Trump administration to take control of Washington Union Station  Reuters Live Updates: Trump Administration Says It Will Take Over Union Station in D.C.  The New York Times U.S. Transportation Department plans to take over D.C.’s Union Station  The Washington Post Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak  AP News Department of Transportation announces new Acela trains, plan …

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How Trump Administration Cuts Are Hurting National Parks – The New York Times

How Trump Administration Cuts Are Hurting National Parks  The New York Times Parks and museums emerge as new culture war battlegrounds  The Hill Former supervisor of most-visited national forest shares concerns about ‘deliberate dismantling’ of public lands  SummitDaily.com Richmond rallies around Rosie the Riveter as Trump cracks down on ‘inappropriate’ memorials  San Francisco Chronicle The uncertain future of our national parks  KPCW Source link

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Trump administration rolls back some post-Katrina changes at FEMA : NPR

Trump administration rolls back some post-Katrina changes at FEMA : NPR

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became a symbol of the government’s failure to prevent damage and save lives after Hurricane Katrina. Here, a plea spray-painted on plywood sits in front of an apartment complex on Sept. 4, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss., which was hit hard by the storm. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Hurricane …

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Trump administration pulls another $175m from California’s high-speed rail | Trump administration

Trump administration pulls another 5m from California’s high-speed rail | Trump administration

The Trump administration is cancelling another $175m in funding for California’s high-speed rail, marking another setback for the state’s much-delayed project. The US transportation department said on Tuesday it was withdrawing funding the $175m for grade separation, over-crossing and design work and to build a high-speed rail station in Madera. The move follows the cancellation earlier this summer of $4bn …

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Trump Administration Celebrates Successes for America’s Workers – The White House

Trump Administration Celebrates Successes for America’s Workers – The White House

Today, President Donald J. Trump held the seventh Cabinet meeting of his second term — gathering members of the Trump Administration together ahead of Labor Day to celebrate the victories American workers have experienced over the past eight months. President Trump opened the meeting by lauding the rising blue-collar wages, unprecedented private sector job growth, increased domestic steel production, historic …

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