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Yes, Congress can and does occasionally do this, but not the agency’s own leaders, especially without advance notice or an opportunity for comment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

In recent days, administration officials and Anthropic executives and technical leaders including Carlini have held hours of meetings and calls to discuss a potential solution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Union leaders said Tuesday they would oppose the furlough days.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The cancellation of the exam sparked protests across India, with students, activists and opposition leaders highlighting what they said were deep-rooted problems in the country's examination system.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

“Being an outcast, not being able to participate when my good friends had become leaders, was depressing,” said Hermann Rosenau, whose father was Jewish but mother was not.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti