“The number of civil servants hasn’t meaningfully changed since 1970, but there are more Americans than ever who rely on government services," Kelley said. "Purging the federal government of ...

In making the move, the president was testing the limits of his power, trying to push past the federal law that governs payouts and rules that have long protected the civil service from political ...

The Trump administration began offering buyouts for federal employees Tuesday who agree to resign by Feb. 6, according to multiple outlets, making the offer in an effort to reduce the federal ...

which oversees the federal rulemaking process, slashed any hopes that the ban might come back any time soon. According to the filing, Trump moved to rescind the proposed rule during his first day ...

OPM issued a new rule last year designed to make it more difficult to fire many federal employees. That move was seen as a safeguard against using a new Schedule F order to help carry out the key ...

"Purging the federal government of dedicated career civil servants will have vast, unintended consequences that will cause chaos for the Americans who depend on a functioning federal government ...

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump’s ...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One Monday. Mark Schiefelbein/AP file Share Government leaders from City Hall to Springfield and Washington were thrown into chaos ...

The city of Erie received word in April 2024 — under the administration of then-President Joe Biden — that its application for a $500,000 federal energy grant had been approved. City officials ...

President Donald Trump's order to pause all federal grants and loans could cause disruptions within education, healthcare, housing assistance, disaster relief and a number of other initiatives ...

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether ...

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin joined the conversation on X, writing in a post, "Trump's directive to freeze all federal aid is reckless and a blatant violation of the rule of law.