How Trump is stretching laws to make the federal government more political
The White House is exploiting, and sometimes outright ignoring, the arcane laws, rules and regulations that have long protected the civil service of 2.3 million from a political takeover.
Federal Government Workers React to Trump's RTO mandate
Donald Trump's executive order mandates federal employees return to the office for work, sparking frustration for some workers.
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of government
The White House has begun offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.
Government workers dismayed by Trump's return-to-office mandate
The Trump administration has said that just 6% of federal employees now work in person. But according to an August report from the Office of Management and Budget, among federal workers eligible for telework — and excluding those who are fully remote — roughly 61% of work hours are now in person.
Trump fires 17 government watchdogs at various federal agencies
President Donald Trump fired more than a dozen government watchdogs late Friday in a move that appears to have violated federal law requiring him to notify Congress.
Trump presses pause on parts of the federal government
Heads of federal agencies turned Trump’s executive orders into mandates to cut communication with outside parties, halt most foreign aid, and pause legal filings.
White House offers federal workers 7-month payout if they quit NEXT WEEK in major government overhaul
The White House is offering seven-month payouts to federal employees who opt to quit their jobs by next week as Donald Trump and his administration work to overhaul the entire government
Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely ...
Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...
Under Cover Of ‘Shock And Awe,’ Trump Takes Concrete Steps To Hobble Government
Amid a flurry of executive actions meant to demoralize his opponents and flex his supposed “mandate” from a historically ...
Government backs plans to reopen airport
The government will support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. In a major ...
Government funds frozen for nonprofits helping refugees who are already here
Since Friday, one nonprofit has laid off 20 people out of about 100 staff members and turned 20 full-time positions into part ...
New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% ...
Freezing the Government
The funding freeze is also part of an effort to enforce Trump’s agenda across the entire government. By looking at each ...
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Judge suspends Trump's freeze on grants and loans, which sowed confusion in Va.
Virginia Democrats raised alarms about the Trump order's potential effects. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the president's freeze ...