Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer
After the Trump administration offered two million government employees buyouts on Tuesday, DOGE head Elon Musk joked about the offer, leaving some employees dismayed.
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Nissan slimming down US production, offering buyouts
Japanese automaker Nissan is slimming down its production in the U.S. and offering buyouts to workers in a push to cut jobs after reporting losses during the last quarter. Nissan is offering ...The Hill - 1h -
Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
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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 - 23h -
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 - 1d -
DOGE: Government employees who take buyout can go on vacation or 'watch movies and chill'
President Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) said federal employees who take the government buyout option can take a vacation or “watch movies and chill.” “Answering the most ...The Hill - 1d -
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 - 1d -
Trump jokes about running for a third term
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Vance jokes about moving Ohio State-Notre Dame game after inauguration
Vice President-elect JD Vance says he was just joking about skipping the inauguration in order to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes play in the college football national championship game, but the Ohio ...The Hill - Jan. 13
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