Politics Aug 26 WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts By Associated Press
Politics Jul 10 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 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 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 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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