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US court allows Trump to enforce ban on DEI programs, for now

A U.S. appeals court on Friday said the Trump administration could temporarily implement a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and

US court allows Trump to enforce ban on DEI programs, for now
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Trump administration sued for ending union bargaining for TSA officers

The largest federal employee union filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from ending collective bargaining for nearly

Trump administration sued for ending union bargaining for TSA officers
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US agencies face Thursday deadline to submit mass layoff plans

The potential scale of President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the U.S. federal government could become clearer on Thursday, the

US agencies face Thursday deadline to submit mass layoff plans
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US judges order Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers

Federal judges in California and Maryland on Thursday ordered U.S.

US judges order Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
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US judge says Trump cannot fire Democratic member of federal labor board

A federal judge said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump lacked the power to remove a Democratic member from the Federal Labor Relations Authority and

US judge says Trump cannot fire Democratic member of federal labor board
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US labor board opts not to defend law barring Trump from firing Democratic member

The U.S. agency that enforces the labor rights of private-sector workers is abandoning its defense of a law barring the president from removing appointees at will, as

US labor board opts not to defend law barring Trump from firing Democratic member
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US judge reinstates Democratic labor board member fired by Trump

A federal judge on Thursday said U.S.

US judge reinstates Democratic labor board member fired by Trump
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US federal workers hit back at Trump mass firings with class action complaints

U.S. government employees who have been fired in the Trump administration's purge of recently hired workers are responding with class action-style complaints claiming

US federal workers hit back at Trump mass firings with class action complaints
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US board reinstates thousands of USDA employees fired by Trump administration

A U.S. board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Wednesday ordered the U.S.

US board reinstates thousands of USDA employees fired by Trump administration
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Consumer bureau still blocked from monitoring financial firms, email says

Top officials at the embattled U.S.

Consumer bureau still blocked from monitoring financial firms, email says
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US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings at agencies

A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S.

US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings at agencies
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US Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for 'reverse discrimination' suits

U.S.

US Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for 'reverse discrimination' suits
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US Justice Department accuses judge reviewing Trump transgender military ban of misconduct

The U.S.

US Justice Department accuses judge reviewing Trump transgender military ban of misconduct
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Judge extends block on Musk's DOGE from Treasury systems

A U.S. judge on Friday extended a block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team known as DOGE from accessing Treasury Department systems responsible

Judge extends block on Musk's DOGE from Treasury systems
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US judge blocks Trump bid to ban DEI by federal agencies, contractors

A federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies

US judge blocks Trump bid to ban DEI by federal agencies, contractors
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US judge leery of Trump administration's defense of federal funding freeze

A federal judge on Friday seemed likely to extend his earlier block on the Trump administration's freeze on federal grants and other financial assistance, suggesting the

US judge leery of Trump administration's defense of federal funding freeze
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Trump can continue mass firings despite disruption and chaos, US judge rules

The Trump administration can continue its mass firings of federal employees for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor

Trump can continue mass firings despite disruption and chaos, US judge rules
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For fired US federal workers, legal protections offer little recourse

U.S. government employees who lose their jobs in President Donald Trump's ongoing purge of the federal workforce and bring legal challenges face an uphill battle, with

For fired US federal workers, legal protections offer little recourse
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Labor groups sue Trump administration over mass firings of probationary employees

Several labor groups sued the Trump administration for allegedly firing tens of thousands of probationary employees illegally, as part of its drive

Labor groups sue Trump administration over mass firings of probationary employees
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US judge blocks Trump's removal of Democrat from government workplace board

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that a Democrat who served as the chair of a U.S. agency that hears appeals by federal government employees when they

US judge blocks Trump's removal of Democrat from government workplace board
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Are Trump's mass firings of federal workers legal?

President Donald Trump has moved to dramatically shrink the size of the federal workforce and mass terminations have already begun at several U.S.

Are Trump's mass firings of federal workers legal?
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US cities, counties challenge Trump's 'sanctuary' city crackdown

A coalition of U.S. cities and counties on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to force so-called

US cities, counties challenge Trump's 'sanctuary' city crackdown
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US states sue to block Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems

A coalition of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government

US states sue to block Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
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US judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit

A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an

US judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit
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Former NLRB member sues Trump for firing her

A former member of the National Labor Relations Board sued U.S.

Former NLRB member sues Trump for firing her

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