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Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait.
A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire federal workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to fire federal workers. The big picture: The majority decision, which lifts a federal judge's earlier order freezing the cuts,
With new power, Trump will move immediately to lay off federal workers
President Donald Trump has seized the authority to lay off federal workers and reorganize the federal government in a way that critics say no president has been able to do in more than 100 years.
Federal workers fear Trump will fire them after court ruling: ‘We are toast’
After the Supreme Court allowed President Trump on Tuesday to resume firing government workers, federal employees rushed to Signal group chats and anxious phone calls, trying to figure out what it meant for them.
Supreme Court disabuses federal workers who thought their jobs were safe
Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to move forward with mass layoffs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen agencies while a legal battle over President Trump's plans to drastically cut the size of the government moves forward.
State Department puts 1,300 staffers on notice after Supreme Court clears Trump’s plan for mass firings
The State Department is firing roughly 1,300 employees by email as part of the Trump administration’s plans to radically overhaul American diplomacy, starting with dramatically scaling down global efforts to promote democracy and combat human rights abuses.
Judge blocks Trump on birthright citizenship despite Supreme Court ruling
CONCORD, New Hampshire − A federal judge again barred President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions.
Breaking down Supreme Court ruling on mass federal layoffs
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with part of its plans to reshape the federal government through mass layoffs. A federal judge had previously blocked President Trump's executive order from fully taking effect.
Supreme Court allows Trump Admin to move forward with mass federal layoffs
The Supreme Court has issued an order allowing the Trump administration to move ahead with its plans to slash the federal workforce. Hofstra University Law Professor James Sample and Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz join Chris Jansing with reaction to the high court’s decision.
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in class action lawsuit
A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent explains why the judge’s ruling does not defy the Supreme Court’s ruling on nationwide injunctions.
US State Department to fire over 1,300 employees as Trump admin. aims to shrink federal gov't
As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, at least 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign ...
'Only the beginning': Trump admin releases data showing federal workforce slashed since January
The Trump administration released data Tuesday showing 23,000 federal jobs have been cut since last year, with significantly ...
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald ...
'Deep-seated animus toward federal workers': Fired climate scientists sue Trump admin in novel class-action lawsuit looking for payday
"When NOAA, on behalf of Commerce, disseminated termination notices stating that Plaintiffs’ terminations were based on ...
Fired federal workers stuck in limbo, awaiting SCOTUS decision on Trump’s DOGE cuts
Federal employees in Maryland anxiously await the Supreme Court’s decision on whether the Trump administration will be allowed to proceed with firing thousands of federal government workers. It’s ...
As Supreme Court hands more power to Trump, labor may lose, union officials say
Adam Christian, 51, has been fighting for a union contract at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas since his late 30s. During that time, Red Rock has resisted the Culinary Workers Union at every turn, in ...