Photo gallery shows CDC workers saluting and rallying in Atlanta as senior scientists are escorted out during White House push to remove director.
Trump expands cancellation of federal union contracts to NASA and National Weather Service as unions decry escalating crackdown on worker rights.
HHS Secretary Kennedy installed his own deputy as acting CDC director after his fired chief, Susan Monarez, refused to leave the agency.
Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus, breaking a partisan deadlock ahead of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger review.
Justice Department eliminates experience requirements to allow any attorney to serve as a temporary immigration judge.
Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard outs a senior covert CIA officer in a public memo without first consulting the agency.
Trump and his intelligence director bypass the CIA to fire a top Russia expert four days after she briefed the president for his Putin summit.
White House fires CDC director after she refused to resign over ‘unscientific’ orders, prompting four other top officials to quit.
National Guard troops deployed under Trump’s D.C. crime emergency shifted from policing support to trash pickup and landscaping duties.
Trump appointee leading GSA tech services disclosed unpaid Tesla leave of absence in financial filings.
The State Dept announced promotions this week for at least 10 Foreign Service officers it laid off last month.
Trump administration appointed election denier Heather Honey as Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary for election integrity last week.
The Trump administration reinstated neighborhood checks for citizenship applicants Tuesday, ending a 34-year waiver and expanding USCIS power to scrutinize immigrants’ daily lives.
Trump claims to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations, but she rejects his authority and vows to keep serving.
More than 180 FEMA staff warn Trump’s cuts and unqualified leadership risk another Katrina-scale disaster, speaking out despite 340 EPA employees put on leave for a similar tactic.
Army closes third and final week-long voluntary resignation window as reorganization pressures thousands of civilian employees.
DHS admits it stopped preserving officials’ text messages for 4 months, a sweeping violation of federal records law.
Illinois leaders condemn Trump plan to send National Guard to Chicago after weeks of Pentagon planning despite no crisis.
Kennedy Center eliminates dance programming team after union organizers fired and top producers resign under Trump’s takeover.
Treasury Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender resigns less than five months after Senate confirmation, the second senior department exit in recent weeks.
Pentagon asks civilian employees to take temporary reassignments with ICE and CBP under Hegseth order boosting Trump’s border enforcement.
HHS moves to strip thousands of CDC, FDA and NIH employees of union rights after court clears Trump executive order restricting federal bargaining.
IRS scraps layoff plans, asks some pushed-out workers to return after shedding 26,000 employees and facing critical staffing gaps
Trump presses appeals court to clear path for mass probationary firings at IRS, despite audit showing 99.5% had passing reviews
ICE to spend millions on SUVs, gold-detailed wraps and White House–ordered Mustangs branded “Defend the Homeland,” after Trump’s DC crime emergency.
Gabbard ignored NSA director’s plea and stripped chief data scientist Vinh Nguyen of his clearance, ousting a top AI and quantum expert in her latest Trump loyalty purge.
Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard cuts 40% of ODNI workforce and $700 million from budget while revoking dozens of security clearances.
At least 600 CDC employees receive termination notices after court ruling, cutting violence prevention and other programs weeks after campus shooting.
Trump administration eliminates gender-affirming care coverage from federal employee health plans starting in 2026, with only narrow exceptions.
Federal judge orders Justice Dept to explain Trump administration subpoenas seeking trans minors’ patient records under dubious legal theories after Children’s Hospital warns of trauma.
Vance, Miller and Hegseth stage Union Station photo-op with National Guard troops while mocking protesters of Trump’s DC takeover as “elderly white hippies.”
Interior Dept deputizes border agents to patrol National Park sites in Washington under Trump directive as federal takeover widens.
Federal judge certifies all former USAID employees and contractors in class action over Musk, DOGE shutdown plan
Trump directs Tulsi Gabbard to revoke security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials in retaliation for Russia findings and public criticism.
Trump administration presses to complete 10,000 HHS layoffs after Supreme Court backing, challenging judge’s injunction as executive authority fight deepens.
Housing Dept cancels translation services and removes multilingual materials to enforce Trump’s English-only order, raising civil rights violations concerns.
Restaurant attendance in DC plunges after Trump seizes control of police and floods city with federal officers and National Guard.
Trump administration cancels 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, with OPM citing workforce realignment and plans to strip DEIA questions before 2026 return.
Social Security field offices lose up to 20% of staff since March 2024 as Trump administration pushes buyouts and consolidations.
Bessent ousts three senior IRS executives as Trump administration installs seventh commissioner this year and agency reels from mass resignations.
Federal appeals court lifts block on CFPB mass layoffs, allowing agency to move forward with drastic staffing cuts.
Air Force eliminates board reviews for transgender members automatically discharged due to gender dysphoria.
Blumenthal urges RFK Jr. to fire Malone from CDC vaccine panel after violent posts linked to attack on agency.
Trump administration backs off removing D.C. police chief but orders department to enforce federal immigration rules despite city law.
Trump administration orders DC police to clear homeless encampments as city officials scramble to provide shelters and resources.
Trump welcomes Putin with red-carpet pomp and limousine ride but secures no ceasefire deal, raising concerns about legitimizing the Russian leader.
Trump administration keeps ideological questions in federal job applications, but applicants don’t have to answer
DOJ fires staffer Sean Charles Dunn after felony assault charge for throwing sandwich at Border Patrol agent during Trump’s D.C. crackdown.
Border Patrol chief claims no knowledge of Newsom’s LA event as agents swarm venue and governor calls it political intimidation.
