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Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against the Trump administration’s proposed agency shutdowns and job cuts, calling them “extreme” efforts to reshape the U.S. government. Republicans, however, defend the measures are necessary to reduce waste and fraud. VOA congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson reports from Washington.

Drugmaker Pfizer posted a better than expected fourth quarter profit on Thursday, helped by cost cuts and a smaller-than-feared drop in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine. Francis Maguire of Reuters reports.