The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
Month: February 2025
Trump said he’d announce a plan next week to impose “reciprocal” tariffs on countries instead of a “flat fee.”
Marko Elez, 25, deployed by DOGE to scrutinise federal spending, resigned after The Wall Street Journal asked the White House about his connection to the deleted social media account, said the report.
President says key ally and team of software engineers have gained access to Americans’ personal details ‘very easily’
The decision came after Vice President JD Vance and then President Donald Trump backed the reinstatement of the staffer, Marko Elez.
Judges have blocked some of Trump and Musk’s early moves—for now.
The judge temporarily barred USAID from putting 2,200 workers on paid leave after employee groups filed a lawsuit challenging the administration’s authority to shut down the agency.
Only about 600 out of 10,000 employees would have kept working at the agency under the president’s plan.
Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, according to an email sent Friday by VA leadership to staff. Nurses had been among those who received the original offer, but their unions had discouraged them from …