Trump Fires Thousands In Shutdown Layoffs—Hitting Treasury And Health Departments Hardest: Here’s What To Know

Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff, Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/, Forbes

The federal government began sending layoff notices Friday to about 4,200 employees across multiple agencies.

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

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WATCH: Air traffic controller shortages amid shutdown lead to canceled flights, delays

ABC News

Flight delays and cancellations are climbing as sick calls involving air traffic controllers leave a number of airport towers and control facilities without enough staff to handle all flights.

Trump’s Immigration Theater: Pulling Cops Off Child Sex Crimes To Chase Landscapers

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

So let me get this straight. The same administration that claims fentanyl is such a dire threat that it justifies sweeping tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China is simultaneously pulling federal agents off drug interdiction duties to chase undocumented la…

Trump administration argues furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed back pay

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

The White House says furloughed federal workers aren't automatically entitled to back pay, and Congress may have to pass a law to grant it to them.

Trump Reviewing Portland Funding Freeze: White House

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President Trump has directed his administration to review aid that could be cut in Portland, Oregon, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday. "We will not fund states that allow anarchy," she said. Last week, Trump ordered the military to be…

FBI agents are resisting Director Kash Patel’s political agenda

Douglas M. Charles, Salon

Will Patel be held accountable?

Air traffic controllers helped end the last government shutdown, and may again

Joel Rose, NPR

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are once again bracing for possible delays in commercial aviation.

NASA Accused of Taking Illegal Steps to Implement Trump’s Budget Proposal

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com

In a report titled “The Destruction of NASA’s Mission,” Senate Democrats claim NASA is preemptively carrying out “devastating” cuts by order of the Trump administration.

Comey charge involves sharing of info about Hillary Clinton-related probe: Sources

Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, Mike Levine, ABC News

One of charges faced by ex-FBI Director James Comey focuses on his alleged role in the sharing of information about a probe related to Hillary Clinton, sources say.

Why ex-FBI Director James Comey has been indicted – what it means

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

The former director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations has been accused of lying to Congress.

What we know about James Comey indictment

CBS News Videos, Yahoo Entertainment

A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment against James Comey, the former director of the FBI who has long faced criticism from President Trump. Ed...

Former FBI Director James Comey posts video after indictment: 'I am innocent'

Allison Pecorin, Mike Levine, Katherine Faulders, ABC News

In a video posted following his two-count indictment by a federal grand jury, former FBI Director James Comey says he is innocent.

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Vittoria Elliott, Makena Kelly, Kate Knibbs, David Gilbert, Molly Taft, Aarian Marshall, Paresh Dave, Jake Lahut, Wired

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

Brendan Carr’s Half-Empty Threat

Paul Farhi, The Atlantic

The FCC can do plenty of damage to free expression—even without revoking licenses.

Trump's Relentless Attacks on Fed May Deepen Policy Lag, Send USD Lower

Omkar Godbole, AI Boost, CoinDesk

President Trump’s relentless attacks on the Fed risk triggering reflexive stubbornness among policymakers.

Trump asks SCOTUS to let him remove Lisa Cook from Fed Reserve

Devin Dwyer, ABC News

The government insists the allegations that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud.

The Fed Rate Cut Won’t Be Enough to Appease Trump

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

The president is bent on consolidating his influence over the Federal Reserve.

WATCH: Democratic reps question FBI Director Kash Patel on Epstein files

ABC News

Democratic lawmakers continued to grill FBI Director Kash Patel about the Jeffrey Epstein files. "Why don't you just release the entire file as you promised to do?" Rep. Jamie Raskin said.

Anthropic Refuses Federal Agencies From Using Claude for Surveillance Tasks

msmash, Slashdot.org

Anthropic has declined requests from federal law enforcement contractors to use its Claude AI models for surveillance activities, deepening tensions with the Trump administration, Semafor reported Wednesday, citing two senior officials. The company's usage po…

US appeals court blocks Trump’s bid to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Cook's claim that she was denied due process has a 'strong likelihood of success', court rules

Appeals court declines to let Trump remove Fed Governor Cook

Daniel Wiessner and Jan Wolfe, Yahoo Entertainment

A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - the first time a president has pursued such action...

The Trump FTC’s War On Porn Just Ensured That Accused CSAM Offenders Will Walk Free

Riana Pfefferkorn, Techdirt

Well, they finally did it. A federal agency finally shattered the precarious base that upholds the edifice of prosecutions for child sex abuse material (CSAM) in America. That agency is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which just entered into a deeply prob…

Mortgage regulator Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account

Jack Newsham, Business Insider

Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account. They don't appear to be posted publicly anywhere else.