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What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
by Kelly Kasulis Cho, Leo Sands on February 10, 2025 at 2:11 pm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.
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Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
by Daniel Wu, Gaya Gupta, Anumita Kaur on February 10, 2025 at 11:00 am
The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not affect benefits that go directly to individuals.
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An ICE raid gutted a town in Trump’s first term. Now, fear of a repeat.
by Annie Gowen, Sarah L. Voisin on February 10, 2025 at 11:00 am
Tiny O’Neill, Nebraska, is still recovering from the 2018 raid. It forced some businesses to close and left many residents, especially immigrants, reeling.
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Trump says he ordered Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies
by Kelly Kasulis Cho, Annabelle Timsit on February 10, 2025 at 10:43 am
President Donald Trump said he wants to end the production of pennies, calling them “wasteful.” Each coin costs 3.7 cents to produce.
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They trained on diversity under Trump. Now he’s punishing them for it.
by Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson on February 10, 2025 at 10:00 am
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held diversity trainings. Many who participated were put on administrative leave under new rules.
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Internships rescinded. Jobs lost. Foreign affairs students ask: What now?
by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff on February 9, 2025 at 11:00 am
As the Trump administration and Elon Musk seek to cut agencies such as USAID, college students worry the field they long dreamed of joining could dry up.
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Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazis over hate campaign against Haitians
by Angie Orellana Hernandez on February 9, 2025 at 12:56 am
Leaders of Springfield, Ohio, and residents are suing a neo-Nazi group for allegedly orchestrating attacks against supporters of Haitian immigrants.
