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‘Just give me a job’: MD former federal workers’ stories of survival
In the months since thousands of federal workers in Maryland were laid off or left their posts, many have had to find new ways to support themselves and their families.
FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program it canceled last year
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was resuming a disaster prevention program it canceled last year.
US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties
The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media companies to remove or suppress speech.
Trump administration cannot implement ‘sweeping’ funding freeze, court rules
A federal appeals court largely upheld a ruling that blocked a "sweeping and unprecedented" freeze on trillions of dollars in government financial assistance.
Trump orders agencies to cut red tape on homebuilding, mortgages
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at improving housing affordability as the White House moves to address a key voter concern.
After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring
A year after Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency allies purged hundreds of thousands of federal employees, the Trump administration is ramping up hiring.
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
The Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the year in turmoil.
Stalled NIH research grants to get review after lawsuit from MD, others
The Trump administration reached a deal over cuts to funding for diversity-related research, agreeing to review grant applications.
Lawsuit seeks to keep Trump’s face off of national parks annual pass
An environmental group sued to prevent the Interior Department from putting President Donald Trump's face on passes for national parks.
Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members
The Trump administration's push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court.
MD has the second highest commute time in US, survey finds
Marylanders are spending more time on the road: the state’s average one-way commute time rose in 2023 – the second longest in the country.
MD, other states win court order protecting libraries, museums, more
Maryland was part of a coalition of 21 states that secured an order permanently halting the dismantling of four federal agencies.
