Is the Trump administration's buyout offer to federal employees legal?
Tens of thousands of government workers have already agreed to accept a "deferred resignation," but legal experts are calling its validity into question as it sidesteps Congress.
Trump administration orders federal agencies to provide lists of underperforming employees
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who are underperforming, as it seeks to shrink the workforce and awaits a court ruling related to its deferred resignation offers.
Federal Employees Push Back on Trump’s Job Slashing Drive
Civil servants, officials, and outside groups are challenging Trump’s frenzied orders to slash federal agencies and headcounts, often denouncing them as illegal.
Judge pauses deadline for Trump's buyout offer to federal workers
A judge has temporarily paused tonight's deadline for President Trump's buyout offer to federal workers. The Trump administration is looking to slash the size of the federal government. Meanwhile, there's new scrutiny of the role of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency,
Trump administration demands lists of low-performing federal workers
The Trump administration ordered all federal departments and agencies to submit lists of employees who have received less than "fully successful" job performance ratings over the past three years. The Office of Personnel Management says new performance metrics are being created to align with recent executive orders by President Trump.
Deferred Resignation Deadline: Federal Workers React to Trump's 'Buyout'
Donald Trump's offer for federal workers has seen over 40,000 acceptances as the deadline to resign comes Thursday.
Tens of thousands of federal workers accept Trump resignation offer
The scheme is part of an ongoing effort by the new administration to slash the size of the federal bureaucracy.
Trump administration vows to rehire DOGE Treasury Department employee who resigned over racist posts
One day after a DOGE Treasury Department employee resigned over racist social media posts, the Trump administration has vowed ...
Judge to pause Trump administration effort to gut USAID's workforce by thousands
Two labor groups had sued the Trump administration after it said that thousands of USAID employees would be placed on ...
Trump administration for now not naming January 6 FBI agents, president wants some fired
President Donald Trump's administration agreed on Friday not to publicly name FBI employees involved in investigations into ...
Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most ...
Trump administration dismisses national archivist
President Donald Trump’s administration announced it had dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan in a ...
Trump administration directs states to stop spending on EV charging infrastructure
The Federal Highway Administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure​ — funds that were ...
San Francisco suing Trump administration over immigration enforcement
San Francisco's city attorney announced Friday the city is suing the Trump administration after the president signed an ...
Trump administration to keep 611 USAID essential staff, notice says
The administration had earlier planned to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of ...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave
The workers associations argue that Trump lacks the authority for his swift dismantling of a six-decade-old aid agency ...
Democratic states sue Trump administration over order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming ...