'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.

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Fired federal workers decry 'arbitrary,' 'haphazard' terminations

Carly Arata is one of possibly more than 200,000 workers affected by mass firings of probationary employees.
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Thousands of workers fired in federal purge

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Federal workers with 'exceptional' reviews fired for 'performance' issues

Dozens of probationary employees at one agency were told one of the reasons they were being fired was for poor performance — even though they had "exceptional" reviews.
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2 friends injured in shark attack in the Bahamas speak out

Rileigh Decker and Summer Layman had jumped off their friend's boat in Bimini Bay together on Friday and were swimming back when the attack occurred.
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Former National Labor Relations Board member fired by Trump speaks out

Gwynne Wilcox is suing the president, arguing that he had no legal cause to fire her.
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Top government ethics official fired by Trump speaks out

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Trump under fire for likening himself to Napoleon amid attacks on judges

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Thousands of probationary federal health workers fired by letter this weekend

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Trump administration tries to reinstate fired federal nuclear workers

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

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