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Judge blocks Trump firings at State Department, says spending bill prohibits cuts right now
A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law…
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Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings
Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the…
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Trump threatens 'substantial' firings if shutdown continues: 'Jobs will never come back'
President Trump on Tuesday vowed to cut billions in federal programs and fire a 'substantial' number of workers if the government shutdown…
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White House tells agencies to prepare for mass layoffs, firings if there is a shutdown next week
The White House's budget office has sent a memo to federal agencies telling them to prepare for mass layoffs in case Congress fails to…
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Trump slashes 25% of IRS workforce with buyouts, firings of nearly 26,000 agency staff
Through buyouts and firings, the administration has already slashed the IRS's workforce by nearly 26,000 people, marking a 25% reduction…
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Transcript: Trump’s Vile New Colbert Smear Reveals Firing’s Darker Aim
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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KBJ Rips “Senseless” Supreme Court Decision on Trump’s Mass Firings
The world’s richest man is not happy with how the Trump administration is handling the Epstein files. Elon Musk has gone scorched earth on…
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Judge blocks Trump's firings at safety commission
President Trump didn't have the power to fire members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal judge ruled Friday, ordering…
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Judge allows Trump's firings at Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A federal judge on Sunday shot down a demand for reinstatement by three members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting whom President…
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow firings at Education Department
President Trump can't shut down the Education Department without getting the approval of Congress, his top Supreme Court lawyer…
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of…
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Pete Hegseth Comes Under Immense Pressure with Four High-Profile Firings in Weeks as Pentagon Turmoil Deepens Amid Signal Chat Fiasco
The chaos inside Pentagon continues, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth grappling with mounting instability within his leadership team,…
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Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…