Senate to start debate on ICE funding. And, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire
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- Trump avoided confirming Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's claim that the administration had scrapped the $1.8 billion anti‑weaponization fund.
- Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” and used an expletive during a tense phone call about Netanyahu's planned attacks on Beirut.
- Trump issued an executive order that converts roughly 8,000 federal workers into at‑will employees.
Why it matters: The administration gains flexibility to hire and fire roughly 8,000 federal employees at will, while those workers lose tenure protections and job‑security guarantees; this shift reshapes the civil service and increases political control over staffing.
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