State Department eliminates passport planning office that managed budgets and forecasted demand despite repeatedly assuring 25 employees they would be exempt from layoffs.
Trump calls on Thune to cancel Senate August recess to speed confirmation of judicial and executive nominees.
Pentagon ousts senior Hegseth adviser Fulcher, marking sixth top aide departure in six months as management struggles continue.
White House, Pentagon, and GSA officials review SpaceX contracts after June feud with Musk, but find government too dependent on company to terminate deals.
Trump creates Schedule G to install unlimited political appointees in policy roles without Senate confirmation as part of federal workforce takeover.
Trump’s EPA eliminates scientific research division affecting 1,500 scientists studying pollution who learned of closure through press release.
Venezuela frees 10 Americans in exchange for migrants Trump deported to El Salvador’s prison under rarely-used World War II law.
Federal judge overturns Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC commissioner, ruling it violated agency independence protections.
Justice Department argues Trump can fire federal employees at will and without cause despite decades of civil service protections.
RFK Jr. fires HHS chief of staff Heather Flick and deputy Hannah Anderson in chaotic shakeup after improper termination process bypassed White House protocols.
Federal appeals court allows Trump’s executive order stripping union rights from two-thirds of federal workforce to remain in effect during legal challenge.
Trump administration defies federal court order to disclose planned layoffs across 17 agencies, claiming RIF details are privileged information.
OPM allows religious telework accommodations despite return-to-office mandate following Supreme Court ruling that employers must grant religious requests.
A political appointee at the NIH overrode agency scientists to suspend studies they had already deemed safe, citing Trump’s order to halt “dangerous” research.
The NIH fired its chief operating officer as officials investigate a $3.3 million sole-source contract that could have benefited his spouse.
HHS fired thousands of employees at the FDA, CDC, and NIH just days after a Supreme Court ruling allowed the workforce reduction plan to proceed.
The Justice Dept fired at least 17 immigration judges during a nationwide deportation push, a move the union says will worsen the system’s 3.6 million case backlog.
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon defended the Fed’s independence from political attacks as the Trump administration announced it has begun searching for a new chair.
On a strict party-line vote, the Senate confirmed Anthony Tata as Pentagon personnel chief, a nominee previously rejected for calling former President Obama a “terrorist leader.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth berated a top DOGE official who allegedly tried to use Pentagon police to remove a subordinate.
The Veterans Affairs Dept is requiring senior executives to approve telework for disabled employees, a policy the AFGE union claims is designed to push those workers out.
Dismissed DOGE leader Steve Davis continued running meetings and conducting loyalty purges after White House ordered staff to cut communication.
Senators Warren and Wyden demand answers from Social Security Commissioner over reassigning 1,000 field workers to cover failing phone system.
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut 1,400 Education Department jobs despite states’ lawsuit challenging agency dismantling efforts.
Senate confirms Trump’s first new judge of second term in party-line vote, replacing Obama appointee with conservative who defended Tennessee abortion ban.
Federal judges reject Trump’s interim U.S. attorney for Northern New York in unusual move day before appointment expires.
Attorney General Bondi suspends federal multilingual website and orders agencies to end unnecessary foreign language services after Trump declares English official language.
Gov. Hobbs demands federal inquiry after officials chose controlled burn strategy that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge during Arizona’s driest season.
Biden calls Republicans “liars” while defending autopen use for preemptive pardons after Trump investigation claims he lacked mental competence to issue clemencies.
Noem accuses Biden-appointed judge of “getting political” after ruling blocked ICE operations targeting people by race, language and employment in California.
Noem denies New York Times report that her $100,000 contract approval policy delayed FEMA call center renewals during Texas floods that killed 129 people.
Senate report documents Secret Service denial of Trump security resources while former director Cheatle testified to Congress that no assets were refused before Butler assassination attempt.
500 former Presidential Management Fellows urge Congress to restore 48-year-old federal leadership program Trump eliminated as unnecessary.
Justice Department fires more Jack Smith prosecutors and staff as Bondi expands purge of Trump case personnel.
FEMA acting administrator Richardson skips response to Texas flooding that killed 120 as DHS Secretary Noem assumes unprecedented disaster leadership role.
Rubio lays off 1,353 State Department employees targeting refugee, human rights and foreign aid offices while claiming to eliminate “ideological capture.”
EPA union demands Zeldin reinstate 144 workers placed on leave for criticizing Trump policies, calling disciplinary action “blatant retaliation” for protected speech.
Federal judge blocks ICE from detaining people based on appearance after finding agents followed White House instructions to “grab people first and ask questions later.”
Border Czar Homan sparks outrage after saying ICE can detain people based on “physical appearance” despite DHS calling racial profiling claims “categorically false.”
Commerce Secretary Lutnick calls weather service layoff reports “fake news” while half of all national weather offices operate with 20 percent staff cuts.
Noem’s five-day delay renewing call center contracts left FEMA unable to answer two-thirds of flood survivor calls for disaster aid.
Trump and Abbott praise federal flood response during Texas tour despite reports FEMA moved slowly and Noem’s cost-cutting delays hampered rescue efforts.
Social Security pulls 1,000 field office workers to handle phones with 93-minute wait times after Trump job cuts.
State Department tells staffers layoff notices coming soon as part of 18% workforce reduction following Supreme Court clearance.
Senate Democrats release whistleblower texts showing Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove advised telling court ‘fuck you’ after he denied to Congress that he told staff to ignore court orders.
FBI Director Kash Patel forces dozens of senior officials to take polygraph tests revealing whether they criticized him personally.
FEMA’s Texas flood response delayed 72 hours by Noem’s new rule requiring her personal approval for expenditures over $100,000.
Trump appointees overseeing weather agencies have ties to companies that would benefit from privatizing government weather forecasting, potentially turning free public data into paid services.
Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA science administrator, giving him dual Cabinet-level roles despite lacking science or aviation background.
Senate confirms venture capital executive Scott Kupor as head of Office of Personnel Management in 49-46 vote with only Republican Murkowski opposing nomination.
