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Federal Personnel

Trump personal attorney Blanche named acting librarian of Congress after administration fires officials over AI copyright policy.

EPA tells 1,500 scientists in Office of Research and Development to apply for new agency jobs after Trump administration reorganization targets their positions.

Trump orders DHS to add 20,000 officers focused on deportation and deputize state and local law enforcement.

New FEMA head Richardson tells staff he will ‘run right over’ those who resist changes as agency faces major cuts.

National Science Foundation eliminates equity division and cancels 73 more grants.

Trump fires three Democratic appointees on Consumer Product Safety Commission in move that violates Supreme Court precedent.

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s sweeping government overhaul, saying constitutional limits require congressional approval.

Every arts director at the National Endowment for the Arts exits as Trump administration pushes to shutter the agency.

At a House hearing, Kristi Noem says FEMA should be scrapped and disaster aid converted to state grants.

NSA plans to cut up to 2,000 civilian jobs this year under Trump workforce reduction push.

Hegseth moves to axe 8–9 four-star generals and admirals in ongoing Pentagon purge.

FEMA ends door-to-door disaster outreach as Trump administration shifts aid responsibilities to states.

Newark airport delays mount after radar and radio failure, controller trauma, and staffing crisis force United to cut 35 daily flights.

Hack exposes vulnerabilities in messaging tool used by Trump cabinet to archive Signal chats.

More than 15,000 USDA employees have resigned in response to Trump administration offers, briefing reveals.

DOGE recruiter staffing AI project to replace 70,000 federal workers.

Trump administration to cut 1,200 CIA jobs and shrink other spy agencies as part of federal downsizing.

FBI agents who kneeled during George Floyd protests reassigned under Trump and Patel without explanation.

Trump administration removes USAID memorial wall honoring slain staff with no explanation of its fate.

Feds must report daily location as Trump admin escalates worker surveillance.

Trump nominee Ed Martin dodges Jan 6 and Nazi-sympathizer questions in Senate confirmation answers

Judge blocks Trump move to fire 1,500 CFPB workers and orders officials to testify on possible injunction breach.

Federal judge Randolph Moss challenges Trump claim that his border-invasion asylum ban is beyond court review.

Trump administration begins Peace Corps staff cuts under Musk-led Doge restructuring, offering buyouts ahead of agency overhaul.

Labor unions, cities, and nonprofits sue Trump administration to block federal workforce cuts ordered without congressional approval.

Justice Department civil rights division hit by mass exodus of over 100 attorneys after Trump shifts focus to culture war cases.

Pentagon hiring for sexual assault and suicide prevention stalled by Trump budget cuts

Rubio defends State Department reorganization cutting human rights and diversity offices and seeking 15% staff reductions.

University leaders form private alliance to resist Trump administration’s attacks on academic independence and research funding.

USAID will let fired staff keep wiped laptops and phones, writing off millions in taxpayer tech to speed shutdown.

Trump officials gut Hatch Act rules, allowing MAGA gear at work and stripping independent oversight of political violations.

White House forces customs trade chief George Bogden to resign after revelation he attended 2019 wedding of Miles Taylor, author of anonymous anti-Trump op-ed.

Trump administration cancels $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, cutting 41 percent of the agency’s 2025 budget.

Federal judge halts Trump order stripping collective bargaining rights from most federal workers.

Trump order makes it harder for federal workers to gain job protections in their first two years.

Top Hegseth aide exits Pentagon after internal purge, returns in part-time role.

VA launches Christian bias task force to probe Biden-era discrimination and invites employees to report each other.

EPA to fire or reassign 450 environmental justice and DEI staff on Earth Day under Trump order.

Interior Department launches major restructuring led by Musk-aligned DOGE official with sweeping control over funding and personnel.

After firing agency head, Trump’s Office of Special Counsel tells over 2,000 terminated federal workers they have no basis to appeal.

Judge halts Trump’s CFPB firings, demands answers from White House officials for defying court rulings.

Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance.

Trump administration formalizes plan to revive Schedule F and strip protections from 50,000 federal workers.

Trump replaces fourth IRS chief this year after Musk-backed pick sparks clash with Treasury secretary after two days.

Trump cuts nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff with one day’s notice, claims states will protect consumers.

Trump officials fired 43 NIH science advisers—38 of them women or people of color—in a mass purge with no explanation.

Judge allows union lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department records to proceed under federal privacy law.

DOGE orders AmeriCorps to cut disaster relief corps, stripping young workers of jobs and college aid.

20,000 IRS employees express interest in deferred resignation with pay to September 30.

Trump DOJ bans staff from posting about work, including titles or press releases, raising free speech and purge concerns.

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