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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco repeatedly pressed the assistant U.S. attorney to explain the administration’s rationale for the more than 4,100 layoff notices that started going out Friday even though furloughed workers can not access their work emails and there are no […]

todayOctober 16, 2025

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White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week. In a memo released Wednesday night, the Office of Management and Budget said agencies should consider a reduction in force for federal programs whose funding would lapse next week, is not otherwise funded and is “not consistent with the President’s priorities.” That would be a much more aggressive step than in previous shutdowns, when federal workers not deemed essential were furloughed but […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025

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Fed Gov. Lisa Cook slaps Trump administration with lawsuit to block her attempted firing

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to block her firing and “confirm her status” as a member of the Fed’s governing board. No president has sought to fire a Fed governor in the institution’s 112-year history until Trump posted a letter on media late Monday saying that […]

todayAugust 28, 2025 1

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Biden’s former WH spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre says he was forced to drop out by ‘firing squad’

Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s former White House press secretary, is speaking out about her ex-boss being unceremoniously ousted from the 2024 presidential election just one month after leaving office. While speaking at a forum at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre did not mince words when defending Biden. On July 21, 2024, President Biden announced that he would no longer seek reelection after dozens of Democrats privately and publicly called for him to step aside following […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

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Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws. The dismissals began Friday night and were effective immediately, according to two people familiar with the actions. They spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that have not been made public. Neither confirmed the exact number of firings, but an email sent by one of […]

todayJanuary 26, 2025

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says tale of him firing a gun at school that’s recounted in his book didn’t actually happen

Even for Eric Adams, whose hardscrabble upbringing featured heavily in his rise to become mayor of New York City, the tale of his near-miss school shooting was harrowing. One day at school, Adams was hanging out with a group of friends when someone showed up with a gun, according to his 2009 book, “Don’t Let It Happen.” Still a child at the time, Adams believed the weapon was a fake. “I pointed what I thought was a toy gun at […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 1