HHS officials told Congress they don’t know how many workers were fired under Trump’s mass layoff plan.
Dozens of DHS staffers given lie detector tests over leak probe, with at least one FEMA employee escorted out.
Senior Social Security executive who oversaw hundreds escorted out by security and placed on leave after opposing Musk appointee’s illegal plan to falsify records.
Trump says he aced cognitive test during physical, breaks with tradition and will release results Sunday.
Fired EEOC commissioner sues Trump for illegally undermining agency’s independence and worker protections.
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with firing 16,000 federal workers, rejecting unions’ challenge over lack of standing.
Appeals court reinstates NLRB and MSPB leaders fired by Trump, setting up likely Supreme Court fight over board protections.
Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive personal data at Education, Treasury, and OPM, overriding privacy ruling challenged by unions and veterans.
Trump State Department installs junior officer with anti-immigrant record to lead personnel bureau, drawing fire from diplomats, union, and career ambassadors.
Trump administration tells appeals court that U.S. judges have no authority to undo wrongful deportation of man sent to brutal El Salvador prison.
IRS begins firing up to 20,000 employees, starting with civil rights office in broader push to cut 25% of agency.
Trump admin forces nearly all staff at foreign policy think tank Wilson Center on leave after Musk review.
GOP Senator Jim Banks, a close Trump ally, called a fired HHS worker “a clown” who “probably deserved it” when his constituent asked him about mass firings.
Thousands fired at FDA, NIH, and CDC, HHS workers learn of layoffs when badges stop working or by email.
After firing its staff and president, DOGE appointee moves to give USIP’s $500 million HQ to the government for free.
DOGE employee moves to shut down U.S. Institute of Peace after Friday night mass firing by email draws court review.
GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz faced boos, protests, and chaos over Signal leak, deportations, and Musk-led service cuts while defying party leadership’s call to skip town halls.
Trump administration fires most U.S. Institute of Peace staff by email on a Friday night after court allows federal takeover.
Judge blocks Trump appointees from defunding Voice of America, ruling Kari Lake’s move “usurps Congress’s power of the purse.”
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firings and shutdown order.
Wash Post exclusive: Trump plan would slash staff at 22 agencies by up to 50% of staff in sweeping downsizing push.
Trump signs order gutting union rights for two-thirds of federal workers, citing national security powers.
A federal judge extended the pause on Trump’s mass firing of probationary federal workers as states argue they face harm from sudden job losses.
Trump move threatens to eliminate NIST spectroscopy group, putting global atomic data used in fusion, astronomy, and medicine at risk.
RFK Jr. pulls $11.4 billion in CDC COVID funding, declares the pandemic over as 8 senior officials exit and 92,000 Americans die in the past two years.
Social Security fast-tracks service cuts from two years to two weeks at White House request, risking benefit access for hospitalized people, foster kids, and rural Americans
Trump asks Supreme Court to block lower court order to reinstate 16,000 fired federal workers after judge ruled the mass terminations were illegal.
FEMA hiring overhaul puts most disaster-response workers under DHS review as Trump and Noem move to gut the agency before hurricane season.
Pentagon launches leak probe after reports of planned China war briefing for Musk, and may use polygraphs.
Judge rejects WH claim that brand-new USAID leader isn’t covered by his order, says excluding him would’ve undermined it, and explicitly bars him from acting.
Acting Social Security administrator threatens to shut down agency over court order denying Musk’s DOGE access to records, then reverses himself hours later.
Voice of America staff sue Trump over shutdown, citing First Amendment violations and 1,450 job cuts.
