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Trump Administration Expands Political Control Over Senior Federal Workforce

The administration is moving thousands of policy-related federal positions into a new excepted-service category, giving political appointees greater authority to dismiss career employees over performance or policy disagreements.
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White House Revives Presidential Fitness Test and Creates Los Angeles Olympics Task Force
U.S. Expands Sanctions Powers Against Officials Involved in Hostage Detentions
Federal Construction Rules Shift Toward Classical Architectural Design
Federal Prosecutors Told to Seek Maximum Penalties for Flag Burning on Government Property
Justice Department Challenges Cashless Bail Policies in Washington
Trump Administration Opens More Federal Land to Drilling and Mining
White House Orders Federal Investigation Into Food Industry Price Fixing
Trump Presses Smithsonian for Washington Statue and Revised Historical Exhibits
White House Intervenes to Avert Long Island Rail Road Strike
United States Imposes New Tariffs on Brazilian Agricultural and Industrial Goods
United States Begins Building Strategic Reserve of Critical Drug Ingredients
U.S. Prepares Federal Retirement Platform With Up to $1,000 Saver Match
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State Department Advances Terrorist Designations for Muslim Brotherhood Branches
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