Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees likely illegal
He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.
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He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.
President Trump is insisting his cabinet will follow his orders as he — and senior advisor Elon Musk — push for deeper cuts to federal spending.
Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith will be speaking out on Thursday against the GOP-backed plan that could cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, with lawmakers on both sides concerned some of those cuts could impact Medicaid
More than 325 million people visit the U.S.’s national parks and forests each year. Now, the remaining staff will have to scale back essential services, including the ones that help keep people safe.
The Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management asked agencies to submit plans for downsizing by March 13.
Elon Musk told federal workers Monday evening that they had "another chance" to justify their work or lose their jobs. The original deadline passed later on Monday.
Lawsuits are being filed against the federal government over an email sent to federal employees asking them to submit five things they did last week — or risk being fired.
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
Chris Wicker, who recently worked as the deputy director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Minnesota District, is one of many workers who have been impacted by recent federal layoffs.
Around 100 were fired from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The employees who will be affected — in a single division of the IRS — are expected to be notified Thursday that they've been fired.
USDA said it's trying to rescind the firings this weekend of several employees who had worked on the bird flu.
USAID, an agency created by Congress and codified in law, is being dismantled by President Trump. His actions have some in Washington raising questions about the role of Congress.
Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable."
Trump in a statement said the two will work to "dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."
