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Politics

Trump admin breaking modern presidential staffing records, hiring ‘thousands of America-First warriors’

The Trump administration is breaking all modern presidential staffing records since taking office in January, bringing in “thousands of America First warriors” to fight for President Donald Trump’s agenda, the head of presidential personnel told Fox News Digital.  “My Administration is breaking all modern Presidential Staffing Records since taking Office on January 20th,” Trump posted

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Politics

Staffing reductions haven’t hit FAFSA office

Staffing reductions have not hit the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid, despite orders to dramatically cut staff in half and work to dismantle the agency.  The Department of Education unveiled plans on March 11 to cut its staff in half, and President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to shutter

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U.S.

Major airport announces drastic changes to staffing after deadly crash

Staffing rules at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be overhauled to avoid a possible repeat of the January 29 disaster in which a passenger plane and an Army helicopter collided, killing 67 people. That night, a single air traffic controller was simultaneously monitoring both helicopter and plane traffic. It mirrors a similar staffing situation during

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U.S.

U.S. and Russian Officials to Meet to Discuss Restoring Embassy Staffing

Officials from the United States and Russia will meet Thursday in Istanbul to discuss resolving issues hindering their diplomatic missions in each other’s countries, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said on Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the Russian Embassy in Washington have been operating with skeletal staffing after years of expulsions of

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Entertainment

Stephen Colbert Laughs Off New York Mayor’s Staffing Woes

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Rat Race New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, has had a challenging start to his week, with four of

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U.S.

Air traffic control staffing ‘not normal’ during DC crash

Air traffic control staffing was “not normal” at the time of a mid-air collision between a military helicopter and passenger plane in Washington D.C. that killed 67 people, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has acknowledged. US media reported that Reagan National Airport tower was understaffed during Wednesday’s crash, according to a government report. One air traffic

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World

Trump Blames DEI Policies for Midair DC Crash, Probe Says Control Tower Staffing Was "Not Normal"

US President blamed diversity hires for the deadly mid-air collision between a plane and an army chopper in Washington on January 30. Donald Trump accused former president Joe Biden of reducing standards at America’s aviation agency to the “lowest level.” Trump said diversity practices under Joe Biden and Barack Obama have kept out good employees

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World

Black boxes found as airport staffing probed

Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Airport re-opens as recovery work carries on after DC plane crash The black boxes for a commercial flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the airport where the plane was landing. Normally

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Business

Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Air Traffic Tower During Plane Crash

Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times. The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport’s vicinity

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Health

NHS physician associates and doctors locked in ‘toxic’ staffing row

Getty Images Julia’s first four years as a physician associate were everything she hoped they would be. After working in the NHS for the best part of a decade in a non-patient facing role, she was delighted to be on the wards supporting doctors and the wider healthcare teams. “I loved the contact I had

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