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For Indian Country, federal cuts decimate core tribal programs

President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce and government spending have reverberated across Indian Country, leaving tribes with deep uncertainty about their health clinics, schools, police agencies and wildfire crews. Native officials say the cuts could hit a vast array ...

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department; here’s what it does

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to "put herself out of a job" and close the Education Department. McMahon was confirmed by the Senate on Monday, and an executive order to shutter the department could come as soon as this week. ...

Kansas senator’s rural town hall meeting swamped by people mad at Trump administration

OAKLEY, Kansas — Critics of actions by president Donald Trump shouted down Republican Sen. Roger Marshall at a town hall meeting in rural Kansas Saturday, causing the senator to end the meeting and leave as people shouted, booed and said “you’re not done.” President Donald Trump won ...

Trump’s moves test the limits of presidential power and the resilience of US democracy

During his first six weeks in office, President Donald Trump has embarked on a dizzying teardown of the federal government and attacks on long-standing institutions in an attempt to increase his own authority. He has pardoned those who attacked the U.S. Capitol to overturn his 2020 election ...

Job cuts at KC FBI office could ‘make us less safe’ expert says

The FBI Kansas City Field Office has more than a hundred agents (the actual number is classified) but chances are you’ve never seen one. Unlike the police, they aren’t driving around in marked vehicles with lights on top. But they are there working on cases and assisting local ...