The Latest: Judge declines to halt Trump administration's federal workers layoffs
A federal judge on Thursday refused to temporarily block the Trump administration’s mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit brought by five unions moves forward. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper found the unions must bring their claims under federal employment law rather than in district court.
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.
Judge denies federal unions’ request to block mass probationary firings
The federal judge said in a preliminary ruling that the National Treasury Employees Union likely must first bring their challenge to the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.
NSF terminates 170 probationary employees, experts amid mass federal firings
The National Science Foundation fired 170 probationary employees and experts Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce, the agency confirmed.
Judge rejects unions’ request to pause Trump administration firings
The decision clears a roadblock for the new administration as it attempts sweeping changes to downsize the federal government.
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.
Judge denies union bid to halt Trump firing of government workers
A US judge on Thursday denied a union bid to temporarily halt the firing of thousands of federal employees on probationary status, handing President Donald Trump another legal win in
Trump's federal firings can continue after judge declines jurisdiction
The Trump administration's mass federal employee layoffs can continue after a judge on Thursday declined that he had jurisdiction to pause the actions. Why it matters: The judge referred the claims brought by labor unions,
Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge
A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of ...
Woman uproots life to take job as federal worker, then fired in mass layoffs weeks later
Katie Sandlin uprooted her life in a small town in Alabama to accept a job at the National Institutes of Health in Washington ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest ...
List of Federal Agencies That Have Begun Mass Layoffs of Probationary Employees
Trump's administration, with Elon Musk's DOGE, begins mass layoffs of probationary federal employees to streamline operations ...
Here are all the agencies federal workers are being fired from
In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at a number of agencies have had their roles slashed.
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'The bottom keeps dropping out': Federal workers in Maryland on edge amid mass layoffs
Maryland has the second-highest concentration of federal employees of any U.S. jurisdiction, and proximity has everything to ...
Lawmakers, former federal employees worry about impact of mass layoffs
The beautiful shiner — a ray-finned fish found in Mexico, Arizona and New Mexico — hasn’t been seen in New Mexico’s landscape for more than 40 years. A small population remains in a hatchery, captive ...
Trump mass layoffs could cost government billions of dollars in unemployment benefits
The Trump administration's purge of the federal workforce could cost the government billions in unemployment payouts.