California in settlement talks with Uber, Lyft over wage theft claims
In early 2020, thousands of drivers — led by Southern California advocacy group Rideshare Drivers United — filed claims with the state against Uber and…
Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department…
A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway
BOSTON — A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported after he ordered that she not be removed…
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Trump’s administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in…
Trump guts Education Department, sending California scrambling
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees, casting uncertainty over how —…
Top U.S. health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
WASHINGTON — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human…
Trump to cut 80,000 workers from Veterans Affairs, memo says
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired…
Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; senators want hearing
Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an “urgent” hearing about the Trump administration’s decision to hold detained migrants — many…
USAID workers visit agency to collect belongings under federal guard
WASHINGTON — U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency began…
President Trump’s supporters among those losing U.S. jobs
They voted for Donald Trump for president and for a change in the direction of the federal government. But this wasn’t the kind of change…
DOGE impersonators appear to be thirsty social media pranksters
They were neither Department of Government Efficiency officials nor simple impersonators.Instead, a social media video posted Monday may have provided evidence that three men who…
The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of…
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…