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Judge rules Trump can downsize federal government with worker buyouts

Legal victory for Republican president is significant progress following string of courtroom setbacks. Donald Trump’s buyout program for federal employees can proceed, a federal judge ruled on ...

The Guardian - 4d

Judge lifts temporary pause on Trump’s federal buyout program

A federal judge dissolved his temporary freeze on the Trump administration’s unprecedented offer for millions of federal workers to resign, allowing the controversial "fork in the road" program to ...

NBC News - 4d

Growing Showdown Over DOGE's Efforts to Downsize Federal Government

Tonight, Democrats are pushing back over President Trump's efforts to sharply reduce federal spending recommended by his Department of Government Efficiency. President Trump said he also wants to ...

NBC News - 4d

Trump’s Federal Resignation Program Moves Ahead After Court Win

With a judge’s assent, the Trump administration moved to take next steps in the program and close it to new entrants.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing out Federal Employees

President Trump and Elon Musk, who is leading the administration’s downsizing efforts, are pushing for quick and widespread layoffs. But the blitz has run into a complicated set of restrictions.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump could meet Putin in Saudi Arabia; Federal worker buyouts resume

President Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to start negotiating the end of the war in Ukraine and says the two could meet face-to-face soon in Saudi Arabia. CBS News ...

CBS News - 4d

Judge lifts freeze on Trump and Musk's federal worker buyout plan

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's plan to reshape the federal government is entering a new phase after a judge lifted a temporary freeze on their federal employee buyout program. ...

NBC News - 4d

Shapiro, Beshear join fight over Trump’s federal funding freeze

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration Thursday, saying the federal government is still suspending grants to his state despite court orders in two existing cases. The ...

The Hill - 3d

Americans' credit card debt reaches new record high: Federal Reserve

Americans' household debt is at a new all-time high $18.04 trillion, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

ABC News - 3d

Federal judge clears way for government workers to accept buyout in exchange for resigning

CBS News confirmed mass firings have begun at the education department, where some who were hired most recently were sent letters informing them they've been fired from their position effective ...

CBS News - 3d

Federal judge extends block on Trump putting USAID workers on leave

A federal judge on Thursday extended a temporary block on the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees on leave while he weighs ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies

Termination notices sent to Department of Education and CFPB as Musk pushes to ‘delete entire agencies’ . US politics live – latest updates Mass layoffs have begun at several US agencies as ...

The Guardian - 3d

Federal judge temporarily blocks order restricting trans care for youths

A federal judge temporarily blocked an executive order signed by President Trump last month that sought to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for those younger than 19.

NBC News - 3d

4th federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship executive order

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin is the fourth federal judge to block President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

CBS News - 3d

White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge

The White House terminated multiple U.S. attorneys on Wednesday amid a period of upheaval at the Justice Department initiated by President Donald Trump.

NBC News - 3d

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 - 3d

Trump admin tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees

President Trump's administration began a mass firing of federal workers. This could impact more than 200,000 people hired within the last two years but the exact number of people who will be ...

NBC News - 3d

Senator demands answers on possible federal $400M Tesla Cybertruck deal

Elon Musk's "dual roles pose conflicts of interest so obvious that they hardly require explanation," Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote in the letter obtained by CBS News.

CBS News - 3d

Trump administration begins mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies: Sources

A day after the Trump administration ended its federal buyout offer, the administration has begun mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies.

ABC News - 3d

Federal employee layoffs begin after Trump and Musk order cuts

The United States government is beginning a new wave of mass firings following President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s order for sweeping cuts. It comes as the Trump administration advised all ...

NBC News - 3d

Federal EV Charger Freeze Sows Chaos, but Chargers Are Still Getting Built

Chargers funded through the program were due to be just a small share of those opening this year. The longer-term effects aren’t yet clear.

Wired - 3d

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 - 2d

Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID vaccine mandates

No states mandate that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine, though other vaccine requirements remain in place.

CBS News - 2d

Trump orders end to federal funding for schools that require Covid vaccines

Trump signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus before they can attend classes in person.

NBC News - 2d

Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "It's devastating"

The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.

CBS News - 2d

Trump bars federal funds for schools with COVID vaccine mandates

President Trump signed an executive order Friday calling for withholding federal funds for schools and universities that impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, though no states currently have such a ...

CBS News - 2d

Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID-19 mandates

Presented by American Medical Association — President Trump signed an executive order Friday stripping funding from schools and other educational organizations that require students and staff to be ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates

The executive order applies to students and not to teachers or staff.

ABC News - 2d

Males detained by ICE to be housed in federal prisons, new memo says

ABC News - 2d

Federal judge hands Musk’s DOGE a win on data access at 3 agencies

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access sensitive records from at least three federal agencies, a judge ruled.

ABC News - 2d

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 - 2d

As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact

In Huntsville, a city fueled by defense and aerospace, there is anxiety but also cautious optimism that federal investment may still come its way.

The New York Times - 1d

'We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations

Hanna Hickman, a now-terminated worker for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told ABC News the last four days have been a roller coaster.

ABC News - 1d

Federal officials investigate multi-vehicle pileup that killed two in Wyoming tunnel

Federal investigators are probing a deadly pileup inside a Wyoming interstate tunnel that will shut down part of a core coast-to-coast roadway for days, officials said Saturday.

NBC News - 1d

Thousands of probationary federal health workers fired by letter this weekend

The move comes amid a government-wide effort to cut probationary workers by the Department of Government Efficiency task force led by billionaire Elon Musk.

CBS News - 1d

Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. ...

ABC News - 23h

Trump administration tries to reinstate fired federal nuclear workers

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to downsize the federal government, tens of thousands of federal workers find themselves unemployed. Meanwhile, President Trump blindsided allies after ...

NBC News - 1d

LeBron James becomes oldest player to score 40 points in NBA history, dropping 42 in Lakers' victory

Age is more than just a number to LeBron James

ABC News - Feb. 7

Canopy Growth’s drop in adult-use pot sales snuffs out cannabis-stock momentum

Canopy’s stock reversed on earnings after seeing a rally sparked by the possibility of marijuana reform in the U.S.

MarketWatch - Feb. 7

Case Against Gender Care Leaker Dropped; Hospital Rooftop Death Under Investigation

This is a MedPage Today story. Federal prosecutors have dropped their case against Eithan Haim, MD, who had been accused of leaking the records of young patients who sought gender-affirming care ...

ABC News - Feb. 9

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