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People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation. Here's what to know

By BILL BARROW BILL BARROW - Associated Press
Sun,02/16/25-11:04PM, 28 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Good-government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians of various stripes and everyday Americans grouse about “waste, fraud and abuse” across the U.S. government.
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President-elect Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with former Vice President Mike Pence before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0

By JILL COLVIN JILL COLVIN - Associated Press
Mon,02/17/25-6:52AM, 40 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally against the policies of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess

By STEVE PEOPLES STEVE PEOPLES - AP National Political Writer
Mon,02/17/25-8:06AM, 39 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this week to fight the Trump administration's push to gut federal health, education and
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Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

By TARA COPP TARA COPP - Associated Press
Mon,02/17/25-7:27AM, 72 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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