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Feb 21, 2025 President Trump threatened to cut federal funding to Maine over transgender sports policy Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The threat used federal money as leverage against a state policy dispute, testing limits on presidential coercion of state governments.
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- Trump Threatens Maine Over Transgender Sports Ban — President Trump threatened to cut federal funding to Maine if the state does not comply with his ban on transgender individuals participating in women's sports.
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Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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Feb 15, 2025 The Trump administration began broad mass firings and layoffs across federal agencies Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The firings weakened state capacity and made the civil service more vulnerable to political control by removing staff at scale across agencies.
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- Trump administration announces mass layoffs in health agencies — The Trump administration announced a plan to lay off thousands of probationary employees from health agencies, including the CDC and HHS, as part of a broader effort to reduce government spending.
- Federal Employee Layoffs Impacting Scientific Research — The layoffs of federal employees, particularly at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are expected to severely impact scientific research and public health
- Mass Firings of Federal Employees Begin — Following the executive order signed by Trump, mass firings of federal employees commenced, with agencies like the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency losing thousands of workers.
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Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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