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.
White House scrambles after Trump’s JFK file dump exposes 400+ Social Security numbers—double yesterday’s count—including CIA staff, Senate investigators, and a former Trump attorney.
Chief Justice Roberts rebukes calls for judge’s impeachment; Trump claims statement wasn’t directed at him
Judge rules Musk’s USAID purge violated Constitution, restores computer access but agency remains gutted
Trump signed an order dismantling seven more federal agencies, including Voice of America’s parent and others handling homelessness and minority business development.
The top lawyer at the IRS is being demoted and replaced with a Trump ally who supports Musk’s DOGE unit.
The union representing 47,000 TSA workers sued Homeland Security to block the administration from canceling its collective bargaining agreement.
Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of workers fired Feb. 13-14. One also demanded a full employee list and reinstatement status of each in 7 days.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy signed a deal with Musk’s DOGE and GSA to cut costs, including potentially eliminating the Postal Regulatory Commission, which has warned of nationwide mail delays.
Shelly Lowe, the first Native American to lead the National Endowment for the Humanities, left her position “at President Trump’s direction.”
The federal student loans website went offline midday Wednesday, later displaying a “Planned Maintenance” banner after hours of downtime.
Among the Department of Education layoffs: 7 of 12 civil rights offices will close, despite thousands of backlogged cases.
The General Services Administration is closing five offices that oversee more than 26,000 federally owned paintings and sculptures.
NOAA, the agency for weather, oceans, and fisheries, faces a second round of 1,000 layoffs, bringing total job losses to 25%.
A USAID employees union petitioned a federal judge after the agency ordered staff to destroy classified records. 4o
The Department of Education is firing 50% of workers, offices in NY, Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago to close.
NASA eliminated 23 senior positions, including its Chief Scientist, and closed an office studying space and tech policy.
A judge ruled that Elon Musk’s DOGE unit is likely subject to FOIA laws and ordered DOGE and OMB to turn over emails in a lawsuit over federal employee firings.
After media reports highlighted the lack of a replacement for ICE’s demoted chief, Kristi Noem announced new leadership and vowed to give employees lie detector tests to find leakers.
