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Trump Administration Implements New Classification for Senior Policy-Influencing Federal Jobs

The administration is moving senior policy-influencing career positions into the new Schedule Policy/Career category, which retains merit-based hiring but removes some traditional procedures governing disciplinary action and dismissal.
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Previous Federal Bureau of Investigation Inquiry Complicates Senator Susan Collins's Reelection Campaign in Maine
Administration Renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America Sparking Ongoing Legal Battles with Associated Press
United Nations Delegates Walk Out During Prime Minister Netanyahu's Address as Protests Erupt Over Middle East Policy
Palestinian Authority Leader Addresses United Nations Remotely After Being Denied United States Entry Visa
New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Resigns Amid Scandals Over Ethics Violations and Harassment Allegations
Department of Justice Hosts First Attorney General's Summit on Victims of Violent Crime in Washington
White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Prepares New Interagency Initiatives Ahead of Fiscal Year Transition
State Governments Consider Pre-Election Gas Tax Suspensions as Record Diesel Prices Threaten Midterm Economic Narratives
Ranching Industry Accuses Trump Administration Policies of Disrupting Domestic Beef Supply and Inflating Prices
White House Delays Action on Robert F. Kennedy Junior's Petition Demanding Safety Proof for Ultra-Processed Foods
Senate Questions Food and Drug Administration Nominee Over Presidential Independence and Scientific Integrity
Democrats See Senate Path Widening as Generic Ballot Polling Indicates Shifting Midterm Electoral Momentum
Bipartisan Senate Coalition Presses White House to Rescind Vladimir Putin's Upcoming G-20 Summit Invitation
President Trump Tests New Strategic Approach to Beijing During Personal White House Meeting with Xi Jinping
Federal Agencies Enlist Artificial Intelligence to Automate Freedom of Information Act Public Records Decisions
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Authority to Blacklist Prominent Artificial Intelligence Firm Anthropic
Trump Administration Launches One Million Dollar Gold Card Visa Program to Atter Wealthy Foreign Nationals
Department of Justice Ties Local Police Grant Funding to Direct Federal Immigration Enforcement Cooperation
United States Intelligence Assesses Saudi Arabia Leaving Options Open for Independent Nuclear Weapons Development
Houthi Militants Capitalize on United States-Iran War as Regional Fighting Escalates Across Yemen
Pentagon Quietly Revises Iran War Casualty Figures Upward as Regional Hostilities Continue Escalating
Congress Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Avert Federal Government Shutdown Before Election Day
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