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How Trump is making it easier to say ‘You’re fired!’ to bad federal bureaucrats

President Donald Trump give a thumbs up to members of the media as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, after attending a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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President Trump is ordering a crackdown on poor performance and misbehavior within the ranks of the federal workforce, senior administration officials said Friday.

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Tom Cat Bakery employees and their supporters rally against President Donald Trump's immigration policies outside Trump Tower in New York Saturday, April 8, 2017. Thirty-one of the bakery's employees will be fired and could be deported if they cannot prove by April 21, 2017 that they're working in the country legally. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DHS to cancel Obama-era foreign investor immigration program

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Authorities said Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has been the brunt of such venom. (Associated Press)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Monday, April 16, 2018. (Naohiko Hatta/Pool Photo via AP)

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FILE - In this May 9, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. After a few months of rapprochement, North Korea abruptly called off scheduled high-level talks with South Korea on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, and warned the U.S. that a planned summit with President Donald Trump could be at risk. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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In this May 23, 2018, photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Manafort, was handed a setback Friday as a judge in Washington rejected his attempt to throw out some of the criminal charges against him. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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A salesperson stands at counters selling mobile phones produced by ZTE Corp. at an appliance store in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Oct. 8, 2012. (Chinatopix via AP) **FILE**

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Pollster Frank Luntz told Fox News' Laura Ingraham on May 24, 2018, that he is seeing the best tracking numbers in roughly one year for the Republican Party. (Image: Fox News screenshot)

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Pollster Frank Luntz told Fox News' Laura Ingraham on May 24, 2018, that he is seeing the best tracking numbers in roughly one year for the Republican Party. (Image: Fox News screenshot)

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Michael Jackson stands with President and Nancy Reagan May 14, 1984 on the south lawn of the White House prior to receiving an award from the president for his contribution to the drunk driving awareness program. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart)

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FILE - In this May 9, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. After a few months of rapprochement, North Korea abruptly called off scheduled high-level talks with South Korea on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, and warned the U.S. that a planned summit with President Donald Trump could be at risk. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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Roger J. Stone Jr., an adviser for President Donald J. Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, speaks to members of the conservative group America First inside the Marriott in Boca Raton, Florida, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Michael Ares/Palm Beach Post via AP) ** FILE **

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Former Donald Trump campaign official Michael Caputo, left, joined by his attorney Dennis C. Vacco, leaves after being interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee staff investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Caputo had previously appeared before the House Intelligence Committee as it was investigating election interference by Russia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, file photo, ranking member Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on North Korea on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

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Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz speaks during an NHL hockey press conference, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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In this May 5, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper walks off the field after grounding out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) **FILE**

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shakes hands with coach Barry Trotz after the Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 in Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, right, poses with members of the Washington Capitals and the Prince of Wales trophy after the Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 during Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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President Donald Trump give a thumbs up to members of the media as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, after attending a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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In this May 23, 2018, photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Manafort, was handed a setback Friday as a judge in Washington rejected his attempt to throw out some of the criminal charges against him. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Manafort’s trial in Virginia federal court moved back two weeks

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In this May 23, 2018 photo, lava erupts in the air in Leilani Estates area near Pahoa, Hawaii. The Kilauea volcano has opened more than 20 vents in the ground that have released lava, sulfur dioxide and steam. (George F. Lee/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)

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In this May 23, 2018, photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Manafort, was handed a setback Friday as a judge in Washington rejected his attempt to throw out some of the criminal charges against him. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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