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How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
Read full article: How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workersThe termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.
Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it's not easy to do
Read full article: Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it's not easy to doA push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may soon get a boost from new Trump Administration officials.
As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
Read full article: As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird fluWith egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock.
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Read full article: Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffsFederal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.
Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements. Will their promised rebates arrive?
Read full article: Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements. Will their promised rebates arrive?A freeze on federal loans and grants is sending tremors across the rural U.S. as small business owners fear they won’t get reimbursed for purchases they made to replace polluting irrigation equipment or install solar power.
USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response
Read full article: USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire responsePresident Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics.
An architect of Project 2025 is pressuring Republican senators to confirm Pete Hegseth
Read full article: An architect of Project 2025 is pressuring Republican senators to confirm Pete HegsethThe Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, is reemerging with a campaign to back President-elect Donald Trump's imperiled Cabinet selections.
Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Read full article: Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretariesPresident-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
Trump's picks for key positions in his second administration
Read full article: Trump's picks for key positions in his second administrationPresident-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty after feeling like he was hampered by internal squabbles during his first term.
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Former Texas policy group leader reportedly tapped to oversee Trump administration’s domestic agenda
Read full article: Former Texas policy group leader reportedly tapped to oversee Trump administration’s domestic agendaPresident Donald Trump is slated to name Brooke Rollins, the former CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and now longtime White House official, as acting domestic policy adviser, The New York Times reported Thursday night. In that role, Rollins reportedly will help oversee Trump’s domestic agenda as the president encourages several states to relax existing restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. She will succeed Joe Grogan, who said two weeks ago he planned to step down in May. She took a job in the White House Office of American Innovation — which is led by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser. According to the Times, White House staff secretary Derek Lyons was also floated as a potential successor to Grogan.