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Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

By JANIE HAR
Mar 13, 2025 12:07 pm - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
Middle East latest: Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus

By The Associated Press
Mar 13, 2025 10:31 am - Israel's military carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Syria's capital Thursday targeting a residential building that Israel said was a command center of the mili...
Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks tax records, staffing cuts

By Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage, Shannon Najmabadi, Lisa Rein
Mar 13, 2025 10:04 am - The acting chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service has been removed from his position as billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpaye...
Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE
Mar 13, 2025 8:56 am - The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue

By Jacob Bogage
Mar 13, 2025 8:50 am - Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one...
Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed

By The Associated Press
Mar 13, 2025 6:20 am - An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks on an American-proposed 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has accepted but which a senior Russian official said would help Kyiv by giving its weary and shorthanded military a break, three years after Russia's full-scale invasion.
Columbia grad student’s detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump’s plan to deport him

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Mar 12, 2025 2:14 pm - Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week following an initial court hearing in New York on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student for his role in campus protests against Israel.
Trump vows to take back ‘stolen’ wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect

By JOSH BOAK, PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES
Mar 12, 2025 2:09 pm - President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S. allies on Wednesday by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vowed to take back wealth “stolen” by other countries, drawing quick retaliation from Europe and Canada.
EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with targeted tariffs

By LORNE COOK and DAVID McHUGH
Mar 12, 2025 8:04 am - The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration's increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.
US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal

By SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 12, 2025 7:59 am - U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion, and Ukrainian officials signaled that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington.

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