Unions Sue Trump Admin Over Efforts to Fire Probationary Employees

The lawsuit was filed against the Office of Personnel Management’s directive. A group of federal worker unions filed a lawsuit late Wednesday against the Trump administration’s efforts to fire government employees who are still in a probationary period. In their lawsuit, filed in a San Francisco federal court, the unions claim that the Office of

Mitch McConnell, Announcing Retirement, Calls on Senators To Prioritize National Security and the Constitution

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) in a Senate floor speech announced his retirement and urged his fellow senators to stand up for “national security” and “the rule of law.” “Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime,” McConnell said in the speech on Thursday, his 83rd birthday. “I will not seek this honor an