Mar 11 Watch 3:43 Education Department to cut nearly 1,300 employees as Trump vows to eliminate agency By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Education announced plans to cut nearly half of its employees, more than 1,300 people. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to dramatically reshape the size and scope of the federal government. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 11 WATCH: Trump talks Tesla shopping with Musk By Chris Megerian, Associated Press It was the latest — and most unusual — example of how President Donald Trump has demonstrated loyalty to Elon Musk, who spent heavily on his comeback campaign last year and has been a key figure in his second administration. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 4:24 U.S. faces deadline to pay billions for aid work already done By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration’s review of foreign assistance has officially concluded. The Trump administration will cut 83 percent of USAID's programs and fold the rest into the State Department. This comes as the administration appears to… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 5:34 Save the Children official says Trump’s ‘disorderly’ aid cuts are devastating its work By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The Trump administration's slashing of foreign aid has had a devastating effect on groups like Save the Children. To discuss the impact on children around the world, Nick Schifrin spoke with Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the… Continue watching
Mar 10 Federal worker who went rogue against DOGE says ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’ By Claire Savage, Associated Press To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they… Continue reading
Mar 10 Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with more than 80% of agency’s programs gone By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Rubio made the announcement in a post on X marking one of his relatively few public comments on what has been a historic shift away from U.S. foreign aid and development. Continue reading
Mar 10 Young people devoted to government service dismayed by Trump cutting the federal fellows program By Gary Fields, Christine Fernando, Associated Press One of President Donald Trump's executive orders ended the Presidential Management Fellows program, which was created in 1978 to entice highly qualified workers with advanced degrees to join the federal government. Continue reading
Mar 08 Who is Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of DOGE? By Ryan J. Foley, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump made clear that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. Yet government lawyers have argued in court that Gleason and not Musk is the agency’s leader. Continue reading
Mar 08 Unions file motion to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans By Fatima Hussein, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A group of labor unions asked a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans. Continue reading
Mar 06 Veterans say they feel betrayed after firing from federal jobs, including some who voted for Trump By Brian Witte, Associated Press Hooven and other veterans also say they're particularly angered by how they were fired: in an email that cited inadequate job performance — despite receiving positive reviews while they were working. Continue reading