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Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, US judge rules
The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt President Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.
Trump's DOGE stays on track after pair of federal judge rulings
A pair of federal judges, in two separate cases, filed rulings that allow DOGE to continue its track of finding government waste and slashing it.
Judge rules against union bid to block mass federal layoffs by Trump
The suit was the broadest legal challenge brought against the administration over its moves to dismiss both probationary workers and thousands of other government employees.
Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods
Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump's administration, alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period to eliminate staff across government agencies.
Labor Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Mass Firings of Probationary Employees
The plaintiffs in Wednesday's lawsuit include the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE); the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; AFGE Local 1216 in San Francisco, and the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals.
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Trump’s plan to slash the federal workforce isn’t the first, it’s just the worst
This president summarily fired tens of thousands of federal employees. This one cut more than 400,000 federal jobs, ...
About 6,000 IRS employees laid off as Trump continues federal workforce purge
Thousands of IRS employees were laid off, primarily affecting President Biden's expansion hires aimed at tax enforcement on ...
Trump admin lays out roles of 'probationary employees' as Dems claim critical employees are being cut
The Trump administration explained to Fox News Digital that probationary employees of the federal government, who are facing ...
How many federal employees have been fired and laid off: What we know
Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump's ...
Roughly a tenth of employees in the office overseeing federal student loans take buyouts
More than 100 employees at the Federal Student Aid office accepted the Trump administration's buyout offers, according to an ...
Refugee aid groups struggling amid halt in federal payments under Trump
Trump allies have said the federal government should stop funding refugee resettlement groups. Some organizations haven’t ...
Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
Following a loud public outcry, and relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts, the Trump administration has ...
IRS fires 6,000 employees as Donald Trump, Elon Musk slash US government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired.