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CNN By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer. In at least a dozen videos

By Sunlen Serfaty, Kaanita Iyer, Rene Marsh, Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The US Education Department announced Tuesday that it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether. Hundreds will be laid off starting Tuesday evening, in addition to those who took voluntary

By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer. In at least a dozen videos filmed

By Alex Leeds Matthews and Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — The House passed a bill Tuesday, 217-213, that would keep the government funded through September. The measure next heads to the Senate where prospects for passage remain uncertain as the threat of a shutdown looms. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday he’s confident a

By Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — A Republican Maine state representative has filed a lawsuit alleging the state’s House speaker and other Democrats violated her First Amendment rights and disenfranchised her constituents by censuring her last month and barring from speaking or voting on the House floor. State Rep. Laurel Libby has been an outspoken