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Two federal judges have ruled President Donald Trump’s administration must reinstate the thousands of probationary employees fired from multiple agencies.
Employees across the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Agriculture, Interior and other agencies must get their jobs back, California District Court Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday.
Hours later, US District Judge James Bredar made a similar ruling, ordering fired employees across 18 agencies to be reinstated for at least 14 days. After that period, the judge will consider extending the order or issuing a longer-term injunction while the legal battle plays out.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance praised Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and rebuked reports that there’s tension between the multi-billionaire and other cabinet members in a new interview with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham.
“I don’t think there’s tension,” Vance said. “There’s certainly disagreement. From time to time, we’re not going to agree on everything.”
“Elon is doing a great job…Marco [Rubio], I think, is doing an incredible job as Secretary of State…So the fact that you disagree at a meeting, that does not mean that you have misalignment,” he added.
His remarks follow a report last week revealing that Musk had a heated argument with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting.
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Trump demands Columbia change discipline and admissions rules
President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Columbia University change its student discipline and admissions rules before it would consider reversing the cancellation of $400 million in funding and contracts, The New York Times reports.
The administration says the university must formalize a definition of antisemitism and ban masks that are “intended to conceal identity or intimidate,” according to the Times.
They also demanded the school place the Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department under “academic receivership,” which means the department leader is removed and replaced by an outside chair.
A Columbia spokesperson told the Times the university is “reviewing the letter.”
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Former CDC nominee goes scorched earth, blaming two Republicans and ‘big Pharma’ for failed bid
Weldon, 71, was slated to appear before the Senate health committee for his confirmation hearing, but 12 hours earlier, was informed he did not have enough votes to make it out of committee. The Trump team told him they were withdrawing his nomination.
Weldon, a physician who has espoused skepticism about the safety of widely used vaccines, blamed Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana for his failed bid – theorizing both were voting against him to appease “Big Pharma.”
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Another federal judge orders Trump to rehire fired probationary employees
A second federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to rehire probationary workers who were cut in the slew of mass firings.
The order reinstates the workers for at least 14 days, after which the judge will consider extending the order or issuing a longer-term injunction while the legal battle plays out.
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Texas megachurch founder and Trump ally Robert Morris indicted on charges of committing lewd acts with child
The founder of a Texas megachurch and former Trump ally has been indicted on charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child – which allegedly happened in the 1980s.
He is charged with five criminal counts of lewd or indecent acts involving a child, who was 12 at the time, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said in a statement Wednesday.
Analysis: Trump says he loves Canada, but it should not exist
It’s rare for threats of annexation to be delivered with a smile. But in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, Donald Trump repeated his intention to eliminate Canada from the map and occupy Greenland with the same casualness that one might order lunch.
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Source: independent.co.uk
