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Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies


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  By Timothy Gardner, Leah Douglas and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The campaign by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the U.S. bureaucracy spread on Friday, firing more than 9,

The article from MSN discusses a significant reduction in the workforce at the U.S. Department of the Interior, where nearly 10,000 employees were fired as part of a broader initiative by former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to reduce the size and influence of federal agencies. This move is part of what is described as an "assault on US agencies," aiming to streamline government operations and reduce bureaucratic overhead. The firings have sparked controversy, with critics arguing that it undermines the functionality of these agencies, potentially affecting services like environmental protection, public land management, and Native American affairs, which are under the Department of the Interior's purview. Supporters of the initiative claim it's necessary to eliminate redundancy and inefficiency within the government.

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