Midnight Deadline for Federal Workers, and Anti-Trump Protests Across U.S.

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  From the New York Times, it's the headlines.

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  I'm Tracy Mumford.

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  Today's Thursday, February 6th.

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  Here's what we're covering.

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  The clock is ticking for federal workers

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  as they face a deadline of midnight tonight to decide whether

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  or not to take a payout offer and quit their government jobs.

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  Last week,

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  the Trump administration gave roughly 2 million employees a Leave their posts and get paid through the end of September

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  or stay on and face potentially drastic downsizing as well as demands for loyalty.

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  It's part of a push by President Trump

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  and Elon Musk to aggressively overhaul the federal government and slash billions in spending.

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  So far, the administration says tens of thousands of workers have agreed to leave their roles,

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