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Widespread layoffs this week at the Department of Health and Human Services have effectively dismantled programs aimed at keeping Americans safe from extreme heat and other climate-driven weather.
From Scientific American
LIHEAP, which assists approximately 6.2 million low-income households, is crucial for ensuring safe housing temperatures during extreme weather conditions.
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The Trump administration has abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the United States pay their heating and cooling bills.
From Seattle Times
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The White House fired at least five key aides on the National Security Council staff Thursday, a day after the far-right activist Laura Loomer visited the Oval Office and urged President Donald Trump to remove certain people whose views she deemed disloyal.
Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.
Far-right activist Laura Loomer met with President Donald Trump and pressed him to fire several members of the National Security Council — and reports indicate he has taken her advice.Trump fired several members of the National Security Council,
In February, the administration restored cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program's budget, but new staff cuts threaten the program.
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Chalkbeat on MSNAs Trump dismantles gender-affirming policies, Chicago LGBTQ+ students and staff mobilizeAs the Trump administration investigates the state and Chicago Public Schools over gender identity policies, students and teachers want the district to shield the LGBTQ+ community.
Loomer, who has a history of peddling conspiracy theories, said she presented the president with her “findings” on his national security team.
Federal health officials have warned against the consumption of raw milk, which can carry a host of pathogens, because of the bird flu outbreak. Nearly one thousand U.S. dairy cattle herds have been infected with the virus over the past year. Kennedy has been a proponent of raw milk.
The Trump administration is cutting hundreds of thousands of federal jobs, with a goal of saving money. At the IRS, however, the cuts may actually cost money. Imagine the local hospital firing its collections department,