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Trump administration ousts over 400 DHS employees in ongoing workforce purge
The Trump administration ousted 405 employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ongoing workforce purge that has affected other federal agencies and departments. The majority of ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies.CBS News - 6d -
DHS fires roughly 400 probationary employees
The Department of Homeland Security has fired approximately 400 probationary employees across the department, pledging to remove more. The firings came after the Office of Personnel Management ...The Hill - 1d -
DHS cuts at least 405 employees from workforce
The Department of Homeland Security has cut 405 employees from its workforce, a DHS official first told ABC News on Friday.ABC News - 6d -
CDC losing tenth of workforce in purge of federal employees
CBS News has learned the mass firings ordered by President Trump across the federal government have now reached the Centers for Disease Control. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder has ...CBS News - 6d -
FAA employee fired by the Trump administration expresses shock over removal
A former federal employee hired by the FAA in December to be an aviation safety assistant at Dallas Fort Worth Airport said she didn't expect her position to be at risk. However, on Friday she was ...CBS News - 2d -
Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration
Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employeesABC News - 6d -
Purge of government employees underway at FBI and other agencies
CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the ongoing dismissals of FBI agents and other federal workers, as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi's Wednesday ...CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
Hundreds of thousands of people could potentially be affected, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.NBC News - Feb. 14 -
Mixed reactions among voters on Trump administration firing federal employees
Voters are reacting to the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the number of federal employees among various agencies. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.CBS News - 2d -
Thousands of IRS employees expected to be fired by Trump administration this week
One month into Trump's new administration, the president is continuing with his efforts to reshape the federal government. More than 6,000 IRS employees are expected to be fired by the end of the ...CBS News - 1h -
Trump ousts director of Office of Government Ethics
President Trump removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the independent agency responsible for overseeing ethics rules for the executive branch.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
DHS sued over stripping of deportation protections for Venezuelans
Immigration advocates have filed two suits challenging the Trump administration's stripping of deportation protection for some Venezuelans in the United States. The suits target a move by Homeland ...The Hill - 6h -
Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations
Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrantsABC News - Feb. 11 -
Trump administration prepares for legal fights over firings
President Trump's administration is preparing for U.S. courts to weigh in on his efforts to shrink the federal workforce by removing government employees at several agencies. CBS News' Willie James ...CBS News - 3d -
Schools, families fretting over Trump administration's deportations
The Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting schools across the country, as officials responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including those here legally.CBS News - 2d -
CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated
The terminations have sowed more confusion at the bureau, as several of those being laid off had already accepted federal buyout offers, said one of the people.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Unions sue over Trump admin efforts to fire probationary federal employees
A coalition of government employee unions sued late Wednesday over the Trump administration’s efforts to fire employees still in their probationary period across the federal government. The Office ...The Hill - 11h -
Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?
The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal government, to come back.The New York Times - 4d -
Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
Denver Public Schools (DPS) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday over its new Trump administration policy allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct raids ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Critics decry Trump's purge of federal watchdogs
President Trump is purging the government of investigators. Some prosecute criminals while others are watchdogs who make sure our food, veteran hospitals, highways and more are safe. The Trump ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Trump Media reports $400 million in 2024 losses
Trump Media & Technology Group is worth almost $7 billion, but the company generated less than $4 million in revenue in 2024, according to a new filing.CNBC - 6d -
Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape the federal work force.The New York Times - 4d -
Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge
This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge over the holiday weekend. While the ...ABC News - 1d -
Transgender, nonbinary people sue Trump administration over passport policy
A new lawsuit accuses the State Department of freezing document changes for transgender or nonbinary people.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Trump administration sued by religious groups over immigration arrests policy
The lawsuit from more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sues the Trump administration over funding freeze
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its broad freeze of federal funding.NBC News - Feb. 13 -
Adams to Sue Trump Administration Over Clawback of Migrant Shelter Funds
The decision to sue over the $80 million in seized funds comes as the New York City mayor has been accused of supporting the White House’s immigration agenda in exchange for legal leniency.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump administration warns universities of funding cuts over continued DEI efforts
The Department of Education sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to universities Friday warning them of funding cuts if they persist in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that the Trump ...The Hill - 2d -
Protests in Brussels Halt Over 400 Flights and Snarl Public Transit
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Brussels protested the government’s proposed pension reforms and cuts to public services. All flights into and out of Brussels Airport were canceled.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy. Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radical drive to slash billions of dollars in annual ...The Guardian - 3d -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - Feb. 7 -
Trump administration files first supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog
Attempt to remove head of the office of special counsel is key test of executive branch’s battle with US judiciary to reshape federal government. Donald Trump’s administration has asked the supreme ...The Guardian - 3d -
President of the National Urban League on suing Trump administration over anti-DEI orders
The National Urban League and other organizations argue that Trump's executive orders to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are unconstitutional, falsely asserting that DEI initiatives ...CBS News - 11h -
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know.
The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.CBS News - 6d -
Trump, Musk's latest moves to shrink the federal workforce explained
President Trump and right-hand man Elon Musk have rolled out a series of moves to cull the federal workforce, forging ahead with numerous methods to fire employees that have already sparked legal ...The Hill - 5d -
Judge Allows Trump to Proceed With Government Employee Buyout
As of last week, about 65,000 federal employees had signed up for the buyouts.Inc. - Feb. 12