Trump administration gives green light to start firing federal workers in DEI roles

Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies.

NBC News - 7h

Federal workers sue Trump administration over email blasts

The Trump administration has begun using the Office of Personnel Management to send government-wide emails. Two anonymous federal employees have filed a lawsuit citing significant security risks ...

CBS News - 1d

‘Very retaliatory’: the federal workers caught up in Trump’s DEI purge

Employees condemn ‘unprecedented and scary’ effort to push out those who had worked on diversity programs. Jeremy Wood thought he was safe from the shuttering of federal government diversity ...

The Guardian - 2d

Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge

A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.

ABC News - 4d

Grenell to give Venezuela a warning from Trump administration

President Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, is delivering an in-person message to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that there will be consequences if detained Americans are not ...

The Hill - 4d

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 - 6d

Most in new poll disapprove of Musk's role in Trump administration

Most registered voters disapprove of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration, according to a poll released Thursday. In the survey from Quinnipiac University, 53 percent of ...

The Hill - 6d

Trump to federal workers: Return to office 'or be terminated'

President Trump on Wednesday warned that federal workers will have to show up to the office “or be terminated,” framing his administration’s so-called buyout offers to 2 million employees as an ...

The Hill - 6d

From DEI to abortion, these 7 questions from Trump administration hint at what federal funds it seeks to freeze

A memo suggests federally funded programs related to supporting “illegal aliens,” foreign assistance, the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan, placing a “burden” on the use of domestic energy ...

MarketWatch - 6d

Trump offers incentives to US federal workers to quit jobs

The offer is part of the president's plan to shrink and reform the US government.

BBC News - 6d

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 - 6d

What to know about Trump administration offering federal workers "deferred resignation"

An email sent Tuesday gives the country's approximately 2 million civilian federal workers until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in the "deferred resignation program," which is meant to end ...

CBS News - 6d

Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test

Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.

The New York Times - 6d

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 administration offering "deferred resignation" to all federal workers

The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials said.

CBS 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

Trump offers to buy out federal workers who do not return to office

Move marks latest effort by new president to downsize US government

Financial Times - Jan. 29

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

How the Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Federal Spending

A sweeping directive from the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to subject hundreds of grant programs to ideological litmus tests.

The New York Times - Jan. 28

Trump administration pauses all federal grants and loans

The Trump administration has paused all federal grants and loans and while it will not pause Social Security or Medicare benefits, there is a temporary hold on all programs related to DEI, the ...

CBS News - Jan. 28

Trump's anti-DEI executive orders target employee resource groups, federal workers say

Federal agency workers say that professional groups meant to support employees, many of whom are from marginalized backgrounds, are under threat from President Donald Trump’s DEI executive order.

NBC News - Jan. 27

Trump administration testing system to message all federal workers

Sources said the White House has discussed testing a message system where President Donald Trump could message the federal government's 2 million civilian employees.

ABC News - Jan. 25

Trump administration confuses government workers with email test message

The administration tested its ability to send communications to all 2.3 million federal employees from a single email address.

CBS News - Jan. 24

Federal workers placed on leave by Trump's DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead

Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and that they are under surveillance.

NBC News - Jan. 23

Federal workers ordered to report efforts to 'disguise' DEI programs or face 'consequences'

Memos being sent to federal employees across the government are pushing them to report any efforts to “disguise” diversity programs, threatening “adverse consequences” for those who do not comply. ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials

Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.

The New York Times - Jan. 23

Trump Administration Escalates D.E.I. Crackdown in Latest Threat to Federal Workers

The warning came one day after the administration ordered that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government be shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The New York Times - Jan. 23

Federal employees told to name colleagues working in DEI roles

Emails sent to government workers at numerous agencies gave employees 10 days to report if a colleague's job relates to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

NBC News - Jan. 23

For federal workers, Trump’s return-to-office order amounts to an unwelcome pay cut

The approaching return to full-time in-person work will cost remote and hybrid workers hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars per year.

MarketWatch - Jan. 22

Trump executive order on DEI workers puts many in limbo

President Trump has ordered all federal DEI employees be put on paid leave by 5 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, causing confusion for many. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Rio Tinto bets Trump will give green light to US copper mine

Arizona facility could supply 25% of American needs after being held up for 12 years in battle over permits

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Trump orders all federal DEI employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday

The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel ...

NBC News - Jan. 22

Trump sued over federal worker play

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump sued over order targeting federal workers An executive order from President ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Four Key Things About Trump’s RTO Mandate for Federal Workers

The new president signed an executive order that could oblige as many as 1.1 million government workers to return to the office.

Inc. - Jan. 21

Trump orders federal workers back to office 5 days a week

White House instructs all government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements.

CBS News - Jan. 21

Supreme Court gives green light to law that could ban TikTok within days

The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to TikTok by declining to block a law that could lead to the social media platform being banned in the United States within days.

NBC News - Jan. 18