‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radical drive to slash...
US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago
The US government is trying to rehire nuclear safety employees it had fired on Thursday, after concerns grew that their dismissal could jeopardise national security,...
Trump administration fires more than a dozen immigration judges
More than a dozen immigration judges were fired on Friday, coinciding with President Donald Trump's promise to trim the federal workforce. A union official told the...
Trump administration begins layoffs at General Services Administration, sources say
Layoffs at the U.S. General Services Administration, the agency which manages the federal government's real estate portfolio, began on Wednesday, according to three people familiar...
Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk’s team from accessing private data at the Education Department, the...
Democrats plot strategy in shutdown fight against Trump: ‘Not a lot of good options’
Democrats have been powerless as they’ve watched President Donald Trump systematically move to dismantle federal agencies and push the bounds of his office with little concern about...
Republicans in House, Senate on collision course over sweeping Trump budget bill
House Republicans are racing to get ahead of their Senate counterparts on plans to pass sweeping conservative policy legislation and advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Plans to...
Tens of thousands of federal workers accept Trump resignation offer
Tens of thousands of US government workers have reportedly accepted an offer from the Trump administration to resign as the clock counts down ahead of...
Protesters across the US rally against Trump administration policies
Protesters gathered nationwide Wednesday as part of a movement opposing the Trump administration's policies and Project 2025, the controversial conservative presidential wish list. The protests, which...