Chris Arnold
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National
Judges order federal agencies to reinstate thousands of workers fired recently
In a pair of rulings Thursday, judges ordered federal agencies to reinstate thousands of workers who were recently fired. In both cases, the judges said the mass firings appear illegal.
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Politics
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement, a judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
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Politics
DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them
The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff.
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Politics
These National Park workers say a Trump agency fired them illegally. A judge agrees
Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, even though they both recently received promotions. A judge has found the administration's firings illegal.
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National
Judge rules mass firing of probationary employees is illegal and should be stopped
The administration fired tens of thousands of federal workers with "probationary" status, apparently because that made them easier targets. But those workers have rights and protections too and firing them may have been illegal.
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Politics
It's Veterans Day. The VA says it can't help thousands of vets it left stranded
An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them. A rescue plan being rolled out by the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluding many vets who need help.
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National
Massachusetts is going after a company collecting on 'zombie second mortgages'
The Massachusetts AG is cracking down on a company collecting on "zombie second mortgages" -- old loans that homeowners thought were dead but rise from the grave. People are losing houses over them.
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Politics
The VA tells banks not to foreclose on veterans’ homes this year
The move gives mortgage companies more time to get a new program up and running to rescue veterans who were facing foreclosure through no fault of their own.
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Gen Z, here's the secret to retiring with $800,000
If you're just starting out in your career, it's not too early to start saving funds in a retirement account. But you might have questions: How much should you stash away? How often?
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Business
Taxes, bills and paperwork: Strategies to conquer the 'homework of life'
Life is full of tedious and time-consuming administrative tasks. Here's how to manage your 'life admin' and other adult responsibilities.
