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21.02.2025

Day Federal Work Force Lost Ground

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 21.02.2025.

It displays 213 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.02.2025 โ‡ข Day Federal Work Force Lost Ground
โŒจMorning reports focused on a judge's refusal to block federal worker layoffs, allowing Trump's mass dismissals to proceed. The IRS fired 6,000 employees while FDA medical device safety teams faced cuts. The administration defied court orders on foreign aid freezes.

By afternoon, the Senate approved a $340 billion budget framework in an overnight session, while Trump signaled openness to multiple budget bills. Hamas's deception regarding the Bibas family remains dominated Middle East coverage, with IDF confirming only the children's bodies were identified.

Evening brought institutional restructuring plans, with proposals to move USPS under Commerce Department control and gut USAID's workforce. Border Patrol reported steep declines in illegal crossings as ICE's acting director was removed for not meeting deportation targets. Los Angeles removed its fire chief following criticism over wildfire response.
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Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has identified about $20 million a year in savings for taxpayers by ordering her departmentโ€™s staff to cut all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in coordination with President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive order ending DEI, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
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00:54 (05:54)โ‡ขBudget Axe Falls As Hockey Burns

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's administrative changes, with DNI Tulsi Gabbard cutting DEI programs to save $20M annually (Breitbart), and more IRS firings expected beyond the initial 3,500 (Epoch Times). In foreign policy, European uncertainty grows over US stance on Ukraine as Rubio sends mixed signals about Russia (NYTimes). Canada's victory over USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey championship generates political tension (Fox News, NBC News, NY Post).
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a Gazan woman instead of that of Shiri Bibas, the mother of two young boys whose bodies were returned on Thursday.
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06:11 (11:11)โ‡ขSenate's Midnight Budget Push

โŒจThe newspapers report on Senate Republicans pushing through a $340 billion budget framework in an overnight marathon session (AP, CBS, Fox, Epoch Times). Trump's foreign policy shifts continue, with focus on a rejected minerals deal with Ukraine (CNN) and potential implications for US-Russia-China relations (Newsweek). The Justice Department broadens January 6 pardons to include gun and drug charges (NPR), while tension builds over Trump's first month actions (USA Today).
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Trumpโ€™s cruelty and lies about Ukraine send a dark message to Americaโ€™s other allies.
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A wealthy hospital system is caving to Donald Trump on LGBTQ and immigrant rights, writes socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani โ€” while receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks from the city.
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10:00 (15:00)โ‡ขBibas Brothers' Murder Shakes Gaza Talks

โŒจThe newspapers report intensively on the Bibas family case in Gaza, with Israel and Hamas providing conflicting accounts about the fate of the hostages (NY Times, NY Post, CBS). Trump's first month in office continues to generate coverage, with focus on immigration enforcement changes (Boston Globe, Mother Jones) and plans to restructure the Postal Service (Washington Post, Common Dreams). Senate Minority Leader McConnell's retirement announcement adds to the political developments (MSNBC).
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A focus on GDP and national accounts gives a misleading picture of US economic power. In the age of globalization, production can be based in countries like China while most of the profits flow back to American firms, reinforcing US economic hegemony.
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13:05 (18:05)โ‡ขMinerals Deal Splits Trump and Zelenskyy

โŒจThe newspapers report heavily on Trump's Ukraine policy shift, with multiple sources covering his criticism of Zelenskyy and a rejected minerals deal (CNN, CBS, NPR, Boston Globe). NATO conducts war games near Ukraine as Trump pivots away from allies (CBS). In domestic news, Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal troubles deepen as his lawyer quits the sex trafficking case (NBC, NY Post). Trump signals openness to multiple budget bills (AP) while threatening to cut federal funding to states opposing his policies (Fox, Daily Wire).
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The US president said heโ€™s โ€˜sickโ€™ of Ukraineโ€™s leader and claimed Zelensky isnโ€™t โ€˜importantโ€™ to take part in negotiating the end of Russiaโ€™s war against his country
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The Sunshine State has filed a federal lawsuit against Target, claiming the retail chain misled investors by failing to disclose that they would be selling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) merchandise, specifically for its LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise line in 2023.
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An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trumpโ€™s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Muskโ€™s drive to cut government spending and return it to taxpayers.
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14:44 (19:44)โ‡ขPutin Talks While Ukraine Waits

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's negotiations with Putin while excluding Ukraine, with Trump openly criticizing Zelensky (ABC News, CNN, Daily Beast). In domestic policy, the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reveals wasteful COVID relief spending (Fox News, Breitbart, AP News). DEI programs face challenges as Florida sues Target (One America News, Boston Globe), while NYC Mayor Adams' trial remains in limbo as judge appoints independent counsel (NY Post, Epoch Times).
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16:10 (21:10)โ‡ขLA Fire Chief Falls As Flames Rise

โŒจThe newspapers report on Los Angeles' removal of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley following massive wildfires (ABC News, Breitbart, LA Times), with Mayor Bass citing failure to pre-deploy firefighters. Trump's immigration plans generate coverage, with proposals to use military sites for detention (NYTimes) while Border Patrol reports steep decline in crossings (OANN). The Senate advances a budget resolution through vote-a-rama (NPR, AP), though disagreements with House approach persist.
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17:33 (22:33)โ‡ขFederal Agencies Reshuffle As AP Sues

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump administration's institutional changes, with new plans to move USPS under Commerce Department control (CBS) and reduce USAID workforce (NBC). AP files lawsuit against administration officials over reporter access (AP, Common Dreams). Meanwhile, DEI programs face uncertainty as retail chains review their Black entrepreneur initiatives (Boston Globe). The administration's immigration enforcement intensifies with ICE director's removal (Washington Post) and Homeland Security's deportation announcements (OANN).
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New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees at FBI headquarters to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
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19:55 (00:55)โ‡ขSecurity Chiefs Fall As Trump Reshuffles

โŒจThe newspapers report on major institutional changes under Trump, with multiple military and security leadership shifts. These include the firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Brown (NYTimes), new FBI Director Kash Patel's plans to relocate 1,500 employees (AP, Fox), and ICE director's removal (OANN, Washington Post). A significant Ukraine minerals deal is being negotiated (NY Post), while Trump faces Supreme Court pushback on whistleblower office control (Boston Globe).
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22:11 (03:11)โ‡ขPentagon Purge Claims Joint Chiefs Chair

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown and other military leaders (ABC, NY Times, Washington Post, USA Today, HuffPost), linking the purge to diversity initiatives in the military. A federal judge blocks Trump's executive orders on DEI programs (AP, Boston Globe), while the Supreme Court considers limits on special counsel dismissal powers (NPR). In Los Angeles, Mayor Bass removes Fire Chief Crowley over handling of Palisades fire (LA Times, OANN).
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Air Force Lieutenant General Dan โ€˜Razinโ€™ Caine knew what he was doing when he told Trump: โ€œI love you, sir. I think youโ€™re great, sir. Iโ€™ll kill for you, sir.โ€
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Trump announced the dismissal of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and said he would nominate Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star general, to succeed him as the top U.S. military officer.
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