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Court lifts block on Trump order to strip federal workers of union rights

The injunction had frozen the president’s order seeking to remove collective bargaining rights from workers at dozens of government agencies and offices.

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Appeals court lifts block on Trump executive order targeting federal worker unions

A federal appeals court has lifted a lower-court order that prevented the federal government from implementing President Donald Trump’s plan to end collective bargaining by workers at more than a dozen federal agencies.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Ruling on Mass Layoffs

A federal judge’s order had barred dozens of federal agencies from moving ahead with the largest phase of President Trump’s efforts to downsize the government.

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The United States just lost its last perfect credit rating

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates, potentially creating an additional financial burden for Americans already struggling with tariffs and inflation.

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The U.S. just lost its last pristine credit rating. What that means for markets.

Years of rising deficits and budget chaos finally caught up with the U.S. credit rating Friday when Moody’s Investor Service downgraded the government, stripping its last triple-A rating.

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The United States loses its triple-A credit rating at Moody's over rising federal debt

Moody's lowered the US triple-A credit rating on Friday, citing rising federal debt and interest costs.

Why The Federal Government Pays More For The Same Goods—And How We Can Bridge The Gap

Despite the U.S. government’s immense buying power, it often ends up paying more than private companies for the exact same ...

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More than a dozen states, DC sue Trump administration over ‘dismantling’ of federal health agencies

Democratic attorneys general across 19 states and Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health ...

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Does the Federal Government Have a Right to States’ Data?

As data management becomes an increasingly important priority for state governments and the people they serve, experts ...

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How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch

NPR has identified nearly 40 small, independent entities – both inside and outside the federal government's control – that a ...

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Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating, citing Washington’s failure to rein in debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moody’s Ratings stripped the U.S. government of its top credit rating Friday, citing successive governments ...

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20 states sue Trump administration over conditions on federal transportation, disaster-relief funds

A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and ...

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Republicans Approve Sale of Federal Lands: Which States Have the Most?

The provision, which would allow the federal government to sell public land ... Today, about 28 percent of the United States' total land mass, or more than 640 million acres, remains under ...