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Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now

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Andrea Hsu

Updated March 05, 2025

A U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters building is seen in Washington, D.C. (AFP via Getty Images)

This article was originally published on March 05, 2025.

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