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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to Fox News at the White House in Washington

Politics Oct 02

WATCH: With government shuttered, Leavitt says Trump’s layoffs likely ‘in the thousands’

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Economy Sep 30

"We're hiring" sign at business in Encinitas
U.S. job openings in August were essentially unchanged amid economic uncertainty

Job openings remain at healthy levels but have fallen steadily since peaking at a record 12.1 million in March 2022 as the U.S. economy roared back from COVID-19 lockdowns.

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Politics Sep 25

U.S. Capitol as potential government shutdown looms
Read the full memo directing federal agencies to weigh mass layoffs if the government shuts down

A letter sent Wednesday indicates that the Trump administration is giving agencies leeway to launch more mass firings through the reduction-in-force mechanism used by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in slashing the federal workforce.

By Liz Landers

Politics Sep 24

Preparations for the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Festival and Parade
These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return

The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.

By Joshua Goodman, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press

Politics Aug 26

U.S. President Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington
WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts

President Donald Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers.

By Associated Press

Jul 08

Supreme Court clears way for Trump to downsize the federal workforce

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

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

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Jul 02

Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox gaming, sales and other divisions

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.

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May 13

Microsoft is laying off about 3% of its workforce

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but the cuts will focus on reducing the number of managers.

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Mar 11

1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off

By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press

Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.

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Feb 26

Watch 3:58
Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce in first Cabinet meeting

By Lisa Desjardins

At the White House Wednesday morning, President Trump convened the very first Cabinet meeting of his second administration. In an hour-plus question and answer with reporters, Trump did most of the talking. But there was one figure there who didn’t…

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