The Trump Administration Purges The FAA Despite Plane Crashes As Europe Holds An Emergency Summit | Morning News Rundown

The Trump Administration is conducting mass layoffs at the FAA despite recent plane crashes, protests are set to break out today across America protesting Trump, and Europe holds an emergency summit.

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  • The Trump Administration has begun mass layoffs at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) despite the recent plane crash in Washington, D.C. which saw more than 60 Americans lose their lives.

  • Mass protests are set to break out across the country boycotting the current Administration and the current President.

  • European countries are gathering for an emergency summit to discuss Donald Trump’s actions today and the future of peace negotiations in Ukraine.

  • New York Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney has introduced legislation to make Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday.

  • The Trump Administration terminated individuals responsible for reassembling nuclear warheads. The Administration cannot find the personal emails of these individuals to bring them back to work.

  • Elon Musk and DOGE have requested access to a highly sensitive IRS payment data system that contains the banking information and personal information of every American who has filed taxes.

  • A new Utah bill would ban the flying of Pride flags at government buildings and public schools but would allow Nazi and Confederate flags to fly.

  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that he is open to putting British troops on the ground in Ukraine to enforce a peace deal, but other countries, like Poland have been noncommittal thus far.

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