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News Articles: Business

The Trump administration has blocked the Associated Press from covering several of the president's events because it continues to refer to the body of water between Mexico and Florida as the Gulf of Mexico. Under President Trump's direction, the U.S. has renamed it the Gulf of America.

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Court ruling lets White House ban on the Associated Press continue, for now

The Trump administration may continue — for now — to keep the AP from covering key events. A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order on Monday.

February 24, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Mike Macans stands for a portrait outside of his home in Anchorage, Alaska, on Feb. 23, 2025. Macans served in the U.S. Army for five years and was most recently working as a disaster recovery coordinator for the Small Business Administration. He was officially terminated from his job on Feb. 11, 2025.

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  • Politics

Fired in Trump's chaotic purge, an Army vet says he's never felt more betrayed

Mike Macans is one of an unknown number of Small Business Administration employees who were fired, unfired and fired again as part of the Trump administration's deep cuts to the federal workforce.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Dan Bongino, pictured in 2021, has been chosen for the role as FBI deputy director in the second Trump administration.

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  • Politics

What to know about Dan Bongino, the media personality tapped as FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

February 24, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
 Crystal St. Pierre-Stackpole said her brother’s first job sorting recyclable items from garbage earned him less than minimum wage. He now works at Zaxby's. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Will lawmakers end the practice of allowing Georgians with disabilities to be paid subminimum wage?

A bipartisan measure that would phase out a program that allows employers to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage — including less than $1 an hour — is gaining traction in the Senate.

February 24, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
In an MSNBC segment about Dr. Mahendra Amin's work at an immigration detention facility, Correspondent Jacob Soboroff asked a whistleblower, "You're quoting in the complaint as saying, 'That's his specialty, he's the uterus collector'."<br>

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NBC settles defamation lawsuit with doctor falsely labeled "uterus collector"

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

February 21, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
A poster with a map captioned "Gulf of America" with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2025.

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  • Media

AP sues Trump White House for denying access over 'Gulf of Mexico' row

The White House has kept the wire service from covering key events because it refuses to call the body of water between Mexico and Florida the Gulf of America, as renamed by Trump.

February 21, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan, who has increasingly embraced unfounded conspiracy theories in recent years, is one of several fringe media figures who have surfaced at Trump administration events.

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  • Media

These far-right media figures are getting center stage under Trump

The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.

February 21, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik and
  • Tom Dreisbach
The IRS is laying off more than 6,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's widespread downsizing of the federal government. The agency had added thousands of workers in recent years in an effort to improve customer service and beef up collection of unpaid taxes.

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  • Economy

IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs in the middle of tax season

The IRS is cutting more than 6,000 jobs this week, as part of the Trump administration's downsizing of the overall federal workforce. The job cuts at the IRS come in the middle of the tax-filing season.

February 20, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Derek Copeland, who was recently fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, holds a USDA work shirt near his residence in Opelika, Alabama. The Air Force veteran had worked as a dog trainer for the USDA.

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  • Politics

A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

February 20, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Canned soup and vegetables are displayed for sale in a New York City grocery store on Feb. 11. Some food and beverages could cost more if steel and aluminum can prices rise in response to U.S. tariffs.

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  • Business

How Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum could hit you at the grocery store

U.S. tariffs could cause the prices of steel and aluminum cans to rise, an increase that may ultimately be passed on to consumers.

February 20, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Privacy advocates are seeking to prevent Elon Musk's DOGE team from accessing sensitive taxpayer information at the IRS.

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  • Business

Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data

A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.

February 18, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley and
  • Obed Manuel

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  • National

Can President Trump ignore Congress' spending laws? The debate over 'impoundment'

Since taking office, the Trump administration and DOGE have been seeking to unilaterally override the spending plans set by Congress. Can they do that under the U.S. Constitution?

February 18, 2025
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won an innovation research grant from the USDA to help further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. His grant remains frozen, along with others, pending review.

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  • Business

He once made food for astronauts. Will his new idea survive Trump's funding freeze?

Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. Trump's freeze on government awards has jeopardized those plans.

February 18, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Debra and Herman Mills died as a result of their injuries after their 2015 Ford F250 “Super Duty” truck rolled over and the roof crushed down on them in August 2022 in Decatur County, Georgia, according to the news release from the Columbus-based law firm Butler Prather. Courtesy of Butler Prather

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  • Law

Columbus jury renders verdict in $2.5 billion lawsuit against Ford Motor Company

A Columbus jury rendered a “phase 2” verdict Friday of $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a case against the Ford Motor Company, according to a news release from Butler Prather LLP, a Columbus-based law firm.

February 17, 2025
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  • Kelby Hutchison
Amazon's distribution center in Garner, N.C., opened in August 2020.

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  • Business

Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse

Workers voted against joining a grassroots union called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE.

February 15, 2025
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  • Alina Selyukh
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