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Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis • Feb. 21, 2025, 11:42 AM ET (AP)
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come • Feb. 13, 2025, 11:54 PM ET (AP)
More of Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here's the schedule • Feb. 6, 2025, 2:16 PM ET (AP)
Scott Turner confirmed as Trump's HUD secretary after pledging to address housing shortages • Feb. 5, 2025, 1:17 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As HUD
Date 1965 - present
Areas Of Involvement mortgage • housing
Related People Ben Carson • Andrew Cuomo • Henry Cisneros • Carla Anderson Hills

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