Veterans flocked to government jobs. Now thousands are being fired.
Roughly 6,000 veterans are among the tens of thousands of people laid off by the U.S. DOGE Service in recent weeks.
Trump gives automakers a 1-month tariff exemption; Vance visits southern border with Noem and Hegseth
President Donald Trump is granting certain automakers a one-month exemption from tariffs on Canada and Mexico that went into effect this week. Trump spoke to t ...
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83,000 VA workers targeted for layoffs by August
The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash more than 80,000 jobs under a major restructuring plan that the agency intends ...
Oregon lawmakers 'rebalance' budget, address caseload increases at ODHS and OHA
The rebalancing bill addresses higher caseloads at OHA and ODHS and directs funding to other programs like wildfire prevention.
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VA Plans to Fire 83,000 Employees with Musk's Help, Eliminating PACT Act Staffing Increase
If implemented, the layoffs would bring the department down to the level of employees it had before the PACT Act, the wide-ranging 2022 law that expanded VA health care and benefits for millions of ...
Helene recovery: Lead testing and water turbidity updates, wildfire containment, more
County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 5 briefing offered post-Helene water quality updates, upcoming relief deadlines and more.
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‘Betrayal’: Democrats Blast Trump’s ‘Assault’ on VA Over Plan to Cut 80,000 Employees
The Trump administration reportedly is planning to cut 80,000 workers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in what ...