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CIA offers employee buyouts, attorney general orders review of Trump prosecutions
Members of the CIA have been offered buyouts if they choose to resign as President Trump continues his efforts to trim the federal government. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang ...CBS News - 13h -
Trump OPM buyout offers leave federal workers with risky decisions
The Trump administration and federal employee unions are in a head-to-head lobbying battle as workers face a Feb. 6 deadline to decide whether they want to participate in a government buyout. The ...The Hill - 1d -
CIA offers buyouts to employees: Reports
The CIA has offered buyouts to employees, according to multiple reports. CIA employees were informed they could receive eight months of pay and benefits if they leave their roles, according to The ...The Hill - 1d -
Federal workers who take buyout must waive their right to legal action, contract says
Federal employees who have been offered a buyout have begun receiving a copy of the contract they must sign in order to accept the offer.ABC News - 2d -
Dem AGs warn federal workers about 'misleading' Trump buyout offers
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general issued warnings to federal workers in their states Monday about the Trump administration's buyout offers, calling the program "misleading." The 11 ...The Hill - 2d -
Some GOP officials say federal workers buyout program is illegal
Some Republicans have pointed out at least two reasons the offer for "deferred resignations" to government employees is unlawful.CBS News - 3d -
5 things to know about Trump’s buyout plan for federal employees
Decision time is looming for an estimated two million federal employees who are eligible for the buyout plan proffered by President Trump. Workers have until Thursday to decide whether or not to ...The Hill - 5d -
Is Trump’s ‘buyout offer’ a good deal for federal workers? Is it even legal?
There are some key questions employees should ask about the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer. ‘Overall and generally speaking, no, I don’t see this a good deal,’ an attorney said.MarketWatch - 5d -
Immigrant advocacy groups file lawsuit after legal orientation programs are shuttered
A group of immigrant advocacy centers has filed suit against the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security for shutting down legal orientation programs for immigrants.ABC News - 6d -
Despite Trump’s spending freeze, federal workers’ legal duties are clear
Those who continue distributing appropriated funds despite the freeze order are standing on firm legal ground.The Hill - Jan. 30 -
Trump buyout plan faces legal, logistical roadblocks
The Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government by offering what amounts to a buyout to federal employees is raising questions about its implementation and legality. The offer ...The Hill - Jan. 30 -
Examining the legality of Trump's buyout offer to federal workers
President Trump is offering around two million federal workers to resign and be paid through September. Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against the buyouts, claiming they aren't legal. ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
5 questions about Trump’s federal employee buyout offers
The Trump administration is offering what amounts to buyouts for federal workers who don’t want to return to the office as part of the president’s breakneck efforts to reshape the government in his ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge
A new memo offering “deferred resignation” to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover.Inc. - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers
The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide "deferred resignation" program.CNBC - Jan. 29 -
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
The Trump administration offered federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.ABC News - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Judge temporarily halts Trump's federal funding freeze
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily halted President Trump's federal funding freeze on Tuesday to allow further litigation. Nancy Cook, senior national political correspondent for ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Live updates: Trump admin to offer federal employees buyout
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. The "brief administrative stay" came shortly ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration to offer buyouts to all federal workers ahead of return to office
The Trump administration is offering all 2 million federal employees what amounts to a buyout if they do not intend to return to work in person later this year, sources confirmed to The Hill. Four ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s halt of federal grants and loans
Administrative stay pauses the government’s action, which would upend nearly every corner of US society, till Monday. A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze of all ...The Guardian - Jan. 28 -
Trump's effort to withhold federal funding will trigger 'imminent legal action'
The Trump administration's attempt to withhold federal funding is fueling a long-brewing legal battle over the core constitutional principle that Congress gets to decide how to spend taxpayer money.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
Dem states signal imminent legal action against Trump administration over federal grant freeze
Several Democratic states have signaled imminent legal action to block a Trump administration order directing federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Democrats question legality of Trump freeze on federal grants
Democrats are sounding “extreme alarm” over a recent memo issued by the Trump administration directing federal agencies to temporarily pause disbursement of loans, grants and other financial ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
What to know about Trump suspending some legal immigration programs
President Trump is suspending some legal immigration programs that allowed people from certain countries to seek legal status in the U.S. through parole, according to a government memo. CBS News' ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam on Trump's order to end federal DEI programs and put staff on leave
It's been nearly one week since President Trump signed an executive order calling for the end of federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs and placing DEI-supporting employees on paid leave. ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Trump tells federal employees, 'You're fired!' But wait — not so fast.
The federal civil service system is designed to ensure merit-based hiring and firing, and protects employees from arbitrary or unjust terminations, with federal employees overseeing essential ...The Hill - Jan. 27 -
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” It comes as immigration ...NBC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump moves to fire or force out thousands of federal employees
Federal employees face an uncertain future as President Donald Trump works to remake the federal workforce. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports on the executive order targeting diversity, equity and ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump signs executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs
President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending "radical and wasteful" diversity, equity and ...NBC News - Jan. 22 -
US diversity staff put on leave as Trump orders end to federal DEI programs
President decrees end of DEI offices, roles and initiatives within 60 days and repeals civil rights-era equity policies. US politics live – latest updates . All US federal employees working in ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
President Trump signs order to end diversity programs, put federal DEI staffers on paid leave
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management went to every department and agency, and gave them until 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday to notify all federal employees who work on DEI programs ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump orders all federal DEI employees be put on leave
President Trump is ordering all federal workers in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be placed on paid leave. It comes as the president faces backlash from both sides of the aisle for the ...NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump sued over 'Schedule F' order targeting federal employees
A federal employee union has sued over an executive order from President Trump creating a new class of federal employee — allowing those working on policy to be swiftly hired and fired like ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Trump’s RTO Plans Could Slash Federal Employee Head Count
The threat of DOGE-led job cuts may get further backing as the president vows to require government staffers to work in person five days a week.Inc. - Jan. 20 -
I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Practical support matters more than encouragement.The New York Times - Jan. 12