A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far
WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Trump’s administration as the White House and its Department…
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs, in an…
EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, per Trump order
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases…
Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers’ personal information
WASHINGTON — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns about…
Federal workers debate legitimacy of financial incentives to quit as deadline nears
WASHINGTON — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.Musk,…
FBI agents sue over effort to ID employees in Trump probes
WASHINGTON — FBI agents who worked on investigations related to President Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those…
Gov’t employee unions sue Treasury to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive data
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in…
CNN hit with significant layoffs as network sets a plan for a digital future
CNN is cutting 6% of its workforce as the news organization tries to reinvent itself for TV’s digital future.Facing an exodus of viewers and a…
L.A. officials stop use of disappearing Google Chats, citing Palisades fire
For years, Los Angeles city employees could communicate through Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours. Even after the practice, which was…
Former CIA employee pleads guilty to leaking files on Israel’s Iran strikes | Courts News
Asif William Rahman has pled guilty to transmitting classified national defence information, the US Justice Department says.A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee has pleaded…
Walt Disney Co., Paramount pledge money for fire relief and rebuilding
Walt Disney Co. has committed $15 million to relief and recovery efforts in the wake of this week’s devastating wildfires in Southern California.The Burbank-based entertainment…
Opinion: The limits of an imperial presidency
Whatever Trump and his advisors say, I know he won’t be able to remake Washington easily and swiftly.President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the most…
Riot’s ‘Arcane’ TV series was a Netflix hit, financial miss
When Riot Games first decided to make a TV show inspired by its hit game “League of Legends,” the video game publisher took the unusual…
Trump 2.0 raises hopes — and worries — in California manufacturing
WASHINGTON — Miriam Mesina de Gutierrez was 19 years old when she got hired at Paulson Manufacturing in Temecula. It was the summer of 2001 and…
State agency fines L.A. more than $560,000 for dog attack at Harbor animal shelter
The state agency that oversees workplace safety has fined the city of Los Angeles $563,250 after finding that the severe mauling of a animal shelter…
He refused the COVID vaccine. He sued. He exiled himself from baseball
Would he do it all over again?That was the one question I wanted to ask Benny Gallo. He wanted to talk baseball.Baseball is not what…
Catholic charities may not have to pay state unemployment taxes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court voted Friday to hear a potentially far-reaching claim of religious freedom and decide whether church-sponsored charities, programs and businesses may refuse…
What ‘Love Is Blind’ NLRB complaint means for reality TV
“Love Is Blind” became a swift breakout hit for Netflix in 2020 by testing whether true love can form between two people without seeing each…
Head of the FAA to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jet in January,…
U.S. targets Chinese cybersecurity company, employee for 2020 firewall breach
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Guan Tianfeng, 30, who is believed to reside in…