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U.S. President Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington

Politics Aug 26

WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts

By Associated Press

Politics Jul 10

FILE PHOTO: Rally in support of federal workers outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington
Watch 7:01
Federal workers union says it will continue to fight firings after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light to reorganize agencies and begin the process of mass firings of federal workers. The reductions in force had been on hold for months, but tens of thousands of employees at…

By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens

Politics Jul 08

FILE PHOTO: Rally in support of federal workers outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to downsize the federal workforce

The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics May 10

Trump administration begins to cut 10,000 jobs at HHS, in Washington
Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive job cuts at federal agencies

The temporary restraining order directs numerous federal agencies to halt acting on the president’s workforce executive order signed in February and a subsequent memo issued by the Department of Government Efficiency and the Office of Personnel Management.

By Janie Har, Associated Press

Politics Apr 18

FILE PHOTO: CFPB supporters rally in Washington
Watch 3:23
Trump moves to reclassify federal workers, making it easier to fire them

President Trump advanced his plans to make it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers. He said he would move forward with a rule, previously known as Schedule F, allowing agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions.

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat

Apr 04

Watch 6:44
Fired federal workers struggling to land new jobs in tightening white-collar sector

By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes

The latest jobs report came in stronger than anticipated, demonstrating again that the job market has been far more resilient than many expected. But some say the data doesn't reflect layoffs underway and that job opportunities are tightening in the…

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Mar 24

WATCH: Trump says ‘many’ of fired federal workers ‘didn’t come to work’ and are ‘being weeded out’

By Associated Press

Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he expects to finish his overhaul of the federal workforce in two to three months.

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Mar 24

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers

By Associated Press

In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn’t have the authority to order some 16,000 probationary employees be hired back.

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Mar 13

Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers fired across multiple agencies

By Janie Har, Associated Press

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.

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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…

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