65 h. ago Firing federal employees was swift. Unwinding the terminations is proving complicated

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees it illegally fired. Agencies report they are doing so but placing most of them on paid leave.

Politics

7 d. ago At least 138 fired federal employees have applied for unemployment insurance in Alaska

At least 138 fired federal employees have applied for unemployment insurance in Alaska  Anchorage Daily News

Politics

7 d. ago 138 fired federal employees have applied for unemployment insurance in Alaska

138 fired federal employees have applied for unemployment insurance in Alaska  Anchorage Daily News

Politics

7 d. ago A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated

A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.

Events

7 d. ago Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams 'sham' admin declaration

The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Politics

7 d. ago Judge orders thousands of fired probationary federal employees reinstated

The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Events

7 d. ago Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules

Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.

Events

7 d. ago Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated

Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.

Politics

1 week ago Rick Scott: President, Agency Heads, Not Musk Have the Power to Fire People

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that Elon Musk did not "have the power to fire" federal government employees. The post Rick Scott: President, Agency Heads, Not Musk Have the Power to Fire People appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

1 week ago States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees

The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February.

Politics

2 w. ago Here's how many federal employees have been fired in Washington state

Here's how many federal employees have been fired in Washington state  KING5.com

Politics

2 w. ago Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Politics

2 w. ago OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed

The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.

Politics

3 w. ago Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.

Politics

3 w. ago Elon Musk tells federal employees to document work in email or be fired

Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday, with an apparent ultimatum. Musk has used a similar tactic at companies he owns.

Politics

3 w. ago Elon Musk says federal employees must document work in email or be fired

Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday, with an apparent ultimatum. Musk has used a similar tactic at companies he owns.

Politics

3 w. ago Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired

Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired  Alaska Beacon

Politics

4 w. ago A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

Events

4 w. ago Department of Agriculture employee reacts after he was fired on Presidents Day

The money that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, claims to be saving comes at a huge cost to the workers they're firing. NPR sat down with one federal employee fired on Presidents Day.

Politics

last month She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired

Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.

Politics