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Trump 2nd term live updates: Kash Patel sworn in as FBI director

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Kash Patel confirmed by Senate to be Trump's FBI director

Fri, February 21, 2025

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Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps

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Thu, February 13, 2025

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Tesla shares have plunged while Musk takes on Washington. Is that the reason?

Wed, February 12, 2025

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Trump and allies ramp up attacks on judges, courts as agenda hits legal roadblocks

Tue, February 11, 2025

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk joins Trump in the Oval Office

Mon, February 10, 2025

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump to discuss steel and aluminum tariffs

Sun, February 9, 2025

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump to announce tariffs on steel and aluminum

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Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE team from accessing sensitive taxpayer data

Sat, February 8, 2025

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Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle so far

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Kennedy Center says Trump hasn't communicated with board

Trump 2nd term live updates: Kash Patel sworn in as FBI director

^{Published on 2025-02-22 06:40:32 - ABC}

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government.

The article from ABC News discusses various aspects of Donald Trump's potential second term, focusing on the implications for White House staff and policy directions. It highlights Trump's plans to potentially replace a significant number of federal employees with loyalists, aiming to implement his "Schedule F" executive order which would reclassify many policy-related federal workers as at-will employees, thereby making it easier to dismiss them. This move is part of a broader strategy to ensure that the bureaucracy aligns more closely with his political agenda. Additionally, the article touches on Trump's previous term's controversies, including the high turnover rate of staff, and how his administration's approach to governance could intensify in a second term. It also mentions reactions from current and former government officials, concerns about the erosion of the merit-based civil service system, and the potential impact on government functionality and policy implementation.

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[ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-white-house-employees/?id=118887140 ]

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