Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling
“Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.
Government Employees
Federal Workers Will Get Another Email Asking Them to Detail Accomplishments
Elon Musk sowed chaos across the government just days ago by asserting that failure to comply with a similar directive would result in their dismissals.
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?
Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.
Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal
A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.
Stunned U.S.A.I.D. Workers Return to Clean Out Their Desks
Democrats said a review mandated by executive order was “not a serious effort or attempt at reform.”
Judge Orders Trump Officials, Including a DOGE Member, to Testify Over Musk Team’s Activities
Judge John D. Bates previously ruled in the same case to allow members of Elon Musk’s government-overhaul team to continue accessing some sensitive federal records.
Inside the Rush to Respond to Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email
Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.
Six Fired Federal Workers Temporarily Reinstated by Review Board
The decision could apply more broadly to thousands of other government employees who were fired because they were on probationary status and relatively new in their positions.
The Next Phase of Trump’s Large-Scale Work Force Cuts Is Underway
Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary workers.