Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C. as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government
Since Trump has taken office, nearly 4,000 workers have filed for unemployment insurance as part of a surge that began at the ...
Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next
DOGE plans to target federal workers who are not in DEI roles and employees in offices that protect equal rights, internal ...
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Trump's spending cuts target probationary workers. What does the status mean?
As the Trump administration carries out mass firings of the federal workforce in a push to slash government spending, its ...
Fast-moving Trump DOGE policies and court challenges leave Justice Department lawyers twisting in the wind
Attorneys tasked with defending Trump’s agenda over the past few weeks have been put in an extremely challenging position, often showing up to court proceedings not fully prepared or with incorrect in ...
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Anger, confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration's ...
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US labor department employees terrified that Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E has access to data
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) has been granted access to software capable of transferring massive ...
Number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers hold on to workers
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent ...
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Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the ...
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US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
The employment cost index (ECI), the broadest measure of labor costs, gained 0.9% last quarter after rising 0.8% in the third quarter, the Labor ... Benefits for all workers climbed 0.8%, matching ...
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Federal Workers Ordered to Remove Gender Identity From Email Signatures
Workers at agencies including the Labor Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs received similar directives. The instructions to medical staff at some Veterans Affairs facilities also ...