Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave at midnight
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Pauses Job Cuts at U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a 2019 Trump appointee, said after a hearing that he would issue a temporary restraining order pausing the imminent administrative leave of 2,200 U.S.A.I.D. employees and a plan to withdraw nearly all of the agency’s overseas workers within 30 days.
Trump administration orders lists of low-performing employees across federal workforce
The Trump administration ordered all heads of federal departments and agencies Thursday to provide lists of their lowest-performing employees.
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge Friday prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for now.
Trump Administration to Keep 611 USAID Essential Staff, Notice Says
A view of the interior, as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will keep 611 essential workers on board at USAID,
Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave
A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from placing 2,200 workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on paid leave, hours before it was due to happen. Judge Carl Nichols issued a "limited" temporary restraining order,
Ending USAID programs could undercut Trump's goal of slashing migration to the U.S., groups say
In Colombia and Haiti, U.S. funding supports farming and fishing and provides incentives for people to stay rather than migrate to the U.S.
Trump Administration Plans to Slash All but a Fraction of USAID Jobs, Officials Say
The Trump administration has presented a plan to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Trump has put America’s allies in an impossible position. That might be where he likes them
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Trump administration presses government workers to accept buyout ahead of deadline
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Unemployment in D.C. Nearly Doubles as Trump Aims to Shrink US Government
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Trump and Musk are moving to smother these three pieces of the government
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge ...
Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts
Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news media.” On Friday, both men ...
Government workers sue to stop Trump from dismantling USAID
The suit says the administration's actions are costing thousands of jobs, threatening national security interests and causing ...
Trump Wants to Cut Federal Workers. That Puts a Stable Labor Market at Risk.
Public sector hiring has been one of the biggest drivers of U.S. job growth over the past two years. But that may be at an ...