06 февраля 2025
Deadline For Federal Workers, Reaction To Trump's Gaza Plan, Future Of US Foreign Aid
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Federal workers must decide today whether to accept an offer to resign. After calling for the US to take over Gaza, President Trump has also promised an announcement about the West Bank, and humanitarian programs around the world are being shut down as most USAID workers have been put on leave.
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