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PBS Newshour

Mass firings sweep federal agencies amid court challenges

Season 2025 Episode 45 | 2m 59s

Courtrooms across the country are hearing challenges to President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal government. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest as the administration defends itself in five separate cases.

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