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The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on Monday in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed

The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.

March 04, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
A protester with a sign saying "Federal Employees Don't Work for Kings" demonstrates in support of federal workers and against recent actions by President Trump and Elon Musk on Presidents Day in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Judge says Trump's mass firing of federal employees is illegal and should be stopped

A federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration's firings of thousands of probationary employees, calling the actions illegal.

February 27, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Elon Musk, who oversees the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during President Trump's Cabinet meeting Wednesday at the White House.

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  • Analysis

A pattern emerges in Elon Musk's federal shakeup: 'Break first, ask questions later'

Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Protesters rally outside of the headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.

February 24, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
A protester holds a fork during a rally against billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 7 in Washington, D.C. The fork is a reference to the deferred resignation program for federal employees that was communicated through an email with the subject line "Fork in the Road."

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  • Politics

Judge declines to block Trump administration's resignation offer to federal employees

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.

February 12, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Protesters rally outside the headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5.

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  • Politics

Trump's 'Fork in the Road' resignation offer for federal workers is in judge's hands

After a hearing on Monday, a federal judge in Boston extended a stay on the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's resignation offer while he considers the arguments.

February 10, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
The headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Trump administration adds fine print to 'Fork' resignation offer, deepening confusion

Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate doubts. But some of the language differs from the original offer.

February 04, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Billionaire Elon Musk (left) is seen as the architect of the "deferred resignation" offer to federal employees. He sent a similarly worded offer to Twitter staff when he bought that company in 2022. Here, he speaks as President Trump looks on at a MAGA victory rally on Jan. 19.

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  • Business

Legal questions surround Trump's federal worker resignation offer

More and more questions are being raised about the legality of the Trump administration's offer to nearly all federal workers to resign now and keep their pay through Sept. 30.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu

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