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Supreme Court says Trump doesn’t have to rehire independent labor board members for now

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove two board members at independent labor agencies while the justices consider whether the president may permanently fire them. The emergency case follows a decision from an appeals court in Washington that temporarily reinstated Gwynne Wilcox, a

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Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,” while suggesting that the agencies are still

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Displaced people fleeing from Boko Haram incursions into Niger attend a World Food Programme (WFP) and USAID food distribution at the Asanga refugee camp near Diffa in June 2016.

USAID reverses course and restores some humanitarian aid contracts after WFP warning of possible deadly consequences

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US Agency for International Development (USAID) reversed course Tuesday and restored several of the World Food Programme’s lifesaving humanitarian aid contracts after canceling them over the weekend, a source familiar told CNN. The reversal comes after the World Food Programme warned Monday that the cuts could “amount to

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A US flag flutters outside the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on February 20. Acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause informed her staff on April 8 that she is leaving the agency.

Acting IRS commissioner resigning after agency reaches data-sharing deal with immigration authorities

By Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Melanie Krause informed her staff Tuesday she is leaving the agency amid internal chaos and the exodus of several senior IRS officials, according to two current IRS employees and one former IRS employee. Krause’s decision to accept the agency’s deferred resignation offer comes on

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Near-collision investigation reveals Reagan National Airport controllers failed to stop flights during military flyover

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A federal investigation is focusing on an air traffic control communications breakdown that led to a formation of military jets coming within seconds of colliding with a Delta Air Lines flight near Reagan National Airport, multiple sources told CNN. The March 28 incident was in the same crowded Washington,

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Mike Pence Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Michael Richard Pence Father: Edward Pence, gas station owner Mother: Nancy Pence-Fritsch Marriage: Karen Pence (1985-present) Children: Michael, Charlotte and Audrey

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2.

Trump’s team offers mixed messaging on tariff negotiation, downplays market volatility

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Top Trump administration officials are offering mixed messaging on the possibility of negotiations on the president’s newly announced tariffs, framing the move as a necessary economic reset and downplaying severe market volatility and uncertainty. President Donald Trump has long cast himself as a dealmaker — and has left the

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