News Wrap: Trump cancels raise for federal workers
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News Wrap: Trump cancels planned pay raise for civilian federal workforce
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump canceled a January pay raise for the roughly 2 million civilian workers in the federal government. Also, the president told Bloomberg News that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will keep his job at least until November's elections. Trump has repeatedly criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia probe.
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News Wrap: Trump cancels raise for federal workers
Clip: 8/30/2018 | 3m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump canceled a January pay raise for the roughly 2 million civilian workers in the federal government. Also, the president told Bloomberg News that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will keep his job at least until November's elections. Trump has repeatedly criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia probe.
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