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It was the fourth agency this week that federal employees blocked congressional Democrats from entering amid a push to shutter government agencies and dramatically cut the federal work force.

Both former President Joe Biden and President Trump have barred their predecessor access to classified information. But historically, it wasn’t like that. (Image credit: Anna Rose Layden)

Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China and advised a roster of foreign clients, including a Czech arms maker that top Republicans have criticized for being too

Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China and advised a roster of foreign clients, including a Czech arms maker that top Republicans have criticized for being too

Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy, ICJ case  Reuters

Trump signs order to establish White House Faith Office  The Hill

‘Unprecedented’: White House moves to control science funding worry researchers  NPR

Analysis | The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending  The Washington Post

Exclusive | White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers  The Wall Street Journal

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, about President Trump’s proposal for the US to take control of the Gaza Strip.