



President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday night designed to eliminate seven federal agencies that focus on media, libraries, museums and more.
The seven agencies are:
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which focuses on preventing and resolving strikes and other labor disputes
The United States Agency for Global Media, the parent company of Voice of America
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a nonpartisan think tank
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, which funds libraries, archives and museums in all 50 states
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, which aims to prevent homelessness
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, designed to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities
The Minority Business Development Agency, which promotes growth of minority-owned businesses
Trump’s order mandates the seven agencies “be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” and insists they “reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel.”
He instructed the leaders of each agency to submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget confirming compliance within the next week.
The order came just hours after the Senate passed the six-month spending bill desired by Trump and his Republican allies to prevent a government shutdown.
Democrats remain sharply divided over the bill’s passage, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer facing criticism for allowing it to come to a final vote. Schumer had argued killing the bill and letting the government shut down would open the floodgates for Trump and Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk to pursue further cuts to vital government services.
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