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Jan 2025
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Trump Is Considering Selling Most of the...

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 21. The Trump administration is considering selling most of the offices maintained by a federal agency known as the General Services Administration. WSJ real estate reporter Deborah Acosta joins to discuss what the impact might be. Plus, more than a dozen attorneys general sue to stop President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. And after a difficult few years, some Hollywood workers are being pushed out of the industry due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. Alex Ossola hosts.


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