A Key Official Is Trying to Weasel Out of Testifying About Trump’s Mass Firings. Good Luck!
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2 judges in mass firings cases order Trump administration to rehire probationary workers for now
Two federal judges have handed down orders requiring President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
Judge orders Trump to rehire up to tens of thousands of probationary workers let go in mass DOGE firings
White House White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly pushed back, casting the ruling as an attempt to encroach on executive power to hire and fire employees. “The Trump Administration will immediately fight back against this absurd and unconstitutional order,
Trump Official Will No Longer Testify in Challenge to Mass Firings
The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.
DOJ lawyers decline to let OMP's acting director testify about mass firings
The Trump administration could be sanctioned after the DOJ declined to make a top administration official available for sworn testimony regarding the recent mass firings.
Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
Judge Calls DOGE Firings a ‘Sham,’ Orders Thousands of Workers to Be Reinstated ‘Immediately’
Probationary workers—that is, workers who are new to the workforce and haven’t received more advanced benefits and ...
Judge orders VA, DoD, USDA and others to offer reinstatement to thousands of fired probationary employees
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the Trump administration "lied" about its reasons for the mass terminations of ...
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Second judge blocks mass firings of probationary federal workers
A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers, issuing an order Thursday that ...
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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers at 6 agencies
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Second judge orders Trump administration to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings
A judge in Maryland has blocked for now the mass firings of probationary federal workers and ordered thousands of fired ...
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OPM chief rejects court order to testify on probationary firings as case expands governmentwide
Some Republicans push bills to protect workers as thousands of fired feds will rejoin the payroll this week, albeit on administrative leave.
‘Protect the government’: Trump DOJ urges judge to stop upcoming courtroom showdown with OPM director in mass firings case
The Trump administration is attempting to stop a Thursday hearing in its Office of Personnel and Management mass firing case ...