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Recently fired pregnant federal employees cope with loss of insurance
Many pregnant federal workers fired as part of recent DOGE cuts are now faced with complex challenges as they deal with the loss of their income and health insurance.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Prince Harry immigration records must be made public, U.S. federal judge rules
A federal judge ordered the release Prince Harry's immigration records, which could reveal if he disclosed prior drug use before coming to America.NBC News - 1d -
Rejected by Washington, Federal Workers Find Open Arms in State Governments
Seeking to serve as a counterweight to the Trump administration, a flurry of mostly blue states has created initiatives — and ad campaigns — to lure federal employees to state government jobs.The New York Times - 3d -
Union for Education Department workers reacts to sweeping job cuts
The Trump administration is placing more than a thousand Department of Education workers on leave beginning March 21. American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 President Sheria Smith, ...CBS News - 6d -
Federal judge orders Doge to release internal records for transparency
Musk said social media posts were sufficient documentation for agency that is changing face of government. US politics live – latest updates A federal judge has ruled that Elon Mus k’s ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Fired Federal Workers See Family Members Pile on After the DOGE Axe Falls
The abrupt loss of their livelihoods was tough enough. Now many laid-off government workers report their relatives and friends are celebrating their turmoil.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
A Judge Ordered the U.S. to Rehire Thousands of Workers
Also, Putin said he was open to a cease-fire, but with many conditions. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.The New York Times - 5d -
Johns Hopkins University says it is cutting more than 2,000 workers due to cut to federal aid
Johns Hopkins University said Thursday that it is cutting over 2,000 workers because of a federal funding cut. “The termination of more than $800 million in [U.S. Agency for International ...The Hill - 4d -
Judge says dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional
Elon Musk's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the United States Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.ABC News - 3h -
Former SSA commissioner expects 10,000 workers to accept buyout
Roughly 10,000 workers could leave the agency as DOGE seeks to cull the federal workforce, ex-commissioner Martin O'Malley says.CBS News - 5d -
DOGE’s AI App Replacing Fired Federal Workers Proves ‘About as Good as an Intern’
After mass firings at the General Services Administration, DOGE issued remaining staff an app to take up the excess work — but severely limited its use to a handful of repetitive tasks.Inc. - Mar. 10 -
Roberts says impeaching judges "not an appropriate response" to disagreement
The chief justice's statement came after President Trump called for a federal judge to be impeached.CBS News - 3h -
Wildlife biologist fired by DOGE continues working for free
In February, the Trump administration let go of over 2,300 probationary employees from the Interior Department as part of its effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce. One fired U.S. Fish ...CBS News - 4d -
Firing the Watchdogs | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Hampton Dellinger, former head of a federal watchdog agency, was among the first to be fired by President Trump. So were 18 inspectors general and the chief of the board that protects federal ...CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Judges rule against mass firings and Tricare bills couple over $100K: Morning Rundown
Judges reverse Trump's federal mass firings. Keith Kellogg absent from Ukraine-Russia talks. Over $100,000 in denied medical bills. Supercharging gut health.NBC News - 4d -
Trump defends cuts to federal workforce and Department of Education
President Trump said he felt "very badly" for the federal workers who have lost their jobs under his administration but defended the decision by claiming "many of them don't work at all." Trump ...NBC News - 6d -
Federal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home
One of Trump’s first actions upon entering the White House was to order federal employees to return to the office. But he frequently works from his Mar-a-Lago home.NBC News - 3d -
Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says
A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.ABC News - 6d -
Judges raise concerns about threats to independence amid GOP criticism
Elon Musk has accused some federal judges of being "evil" and said they should be fired after issuing preliminary decisions against the Trump administration.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judge
Administration claims it didn’t stop flights despite judge’s instructions because he did not write it in the formal order. The Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it ...The Guardian - 23h -
60 percent of voters unhappy with DOGE handling of federal workers: Poll
A majority of voters are unhappy with the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) handling of federal workers, according to a new poll. When asked about “the way Elon Musk and DOGE are dealing ...The Hill - 4d -
Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’
To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucratsABC News - Mar. 10 -
2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet a Monday deadline for returning to their posts after a three-week work stoppage.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
FTC commissioner says he was ‘illegally fired’ by Trump
A commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said he was “illegally fired” by President Trump. In a statement posted to social platform X, Alvaro Bedoya said he was wrongfully terminated ...The Hill - 1h -
'Roofers took my savings for job I didn't ask for'
Allan, from Hornsea, says there was nothing he could do when workers took on work he didn't need.BBC News - 5d -
What America is losing as Trump fires independent government watchdogs
President Trump has fired heads of offices and agencies tasked, since Watergate, with protecting federal workers and whistleblowers. Scott Pelley reports on what's happening to independent watchdogs.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Judge blocks Trump administration plan to cut millions for teacher training
Eight states had requested a temporary restraining order, which judge granted saying ‘programs ... will be gutted’ . A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to ...The Guardian - 6d -
Judge rules against Musk and ‘Doge’, finding USAid shutdown ‘likely violated’ constitution – US politics live
Federal judge orders halt on any work to shut down USAid and tells Musk’s so-called Department for government efficiency to reinstate workers’ email access. Donald Trump has called for the ...The Guardian - 3h -
Department of Education workforce slashed in half
The Department of Education says more than 2,100 civil service workers will lose their jobs. The department says all of its divisions are impacted by the reduction. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell ...NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Judge criticizes Trump admin over deportation of migrants the WH says are violent gang members
A federal judge called Trump administration arguments a “heck of a stretch” in a court hearing late Monday. The Trump administration says it has complied with a court order during its deportation ...NBC News - 1d -
Maritime regulator says ‘fight fire with fire’ and levy China ships at US ports
Federal Maritime Commission chair says taxes on Chinese vessels docking in US should be used to create domestic championsFinancial Times - 1d -
Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel National Fire Academy courses
The cancellation of courses at National Fire Academy comes as the federally funded institution was set to welcome a new set of fire safety officers for training next week.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Federal judges raise alarm about security threats and impeachment calls
Two senior federal judges on Tuesday raised the alarm about the increase in violent threats against members of the judiciary and expressed concerns about calls to impeach judges over the rulings ...NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Roberts rebukes Trump, allies over attacks against federal judge
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a rare statement rebuking a push to impeach judges, hours after President Trump echoed such calls amid a clash with a federal judge over migrant ...The Hill - 6h -
Meet the Federal Bureaucrat Who’s Become the Face of DOGE Resistance
Karen Ortiz, an administrative judge at the EEOC, went public with her concerns about mass firings and adminstration efforts to pause all LGBTQ discrimination cases, achieving an unusual moment of ...Inc. - Mar. 11 -
Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution blocked by federal judge
A federal judge temporarily blocked Louisiana's first execution in 15 years after lawyers for the man argued nitrogen hypoxia would violate his constitutional rights.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr.CBS News - 6d -
While Trump slashes jobs, his golf trips are costing taxpayers millions | Mohamad Bazzi
The US president is condemning ‘waste’ and firing workers – while cashing in by traveling to his own resorts. It’s no secret that Donald Trump loves to golf, especially at his own resorts. But ...The Guardian - 1d -
Judge says Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil cannot be removed from U.S. as protesters call for his release
As hundreds of demonstrators rallied in New York City on Monday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a federal judge just steps away blocked the Palestinian activist and Columbia University ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
'You lose all hope': Federal workers gripped by mental health distress amid Trump cuts
In interviews with NBC News, many federal workers shared stories of overwhelming stress, personal crises, rapid weight loss, panic attacks and more.NBC News - Mar. 9