Federal agencies are required to submit layoff plans to the White House and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Thursday as the Trump administration works to slim down and streamline the federal government.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 11 that ordered federal agency leaders to “undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force.” The order focused on removing employees in offices suspended or closed by the Trump...

Leading House Democrats, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib, railed against the Department of Government Efficiency’s “cruel” cuts at a healthcare rally outside the Capitol, demanding the Trump administration not make “even a minor cut to Medicaid.” For weeks now, Democrats have been pushing a narrative that the Trump administration is planning massive cuts to government health programs, including ObamaCare, Medicare and Medicaid. Several...

President Donald Trump insisted that no one would be “expelled” from Gaza, amid questions about his audacious plan to rebuild the war-torn strip.  “Nobody’s expelling any Palestinians,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. Egypt, which led negotiations on an Arab-led plan to rebuild Gaza, welcomed the president’s comment.  “This position reflects an understanding of the need to prevent...