Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: “It’s devastating”

Probational federal employees who lost their jobs on Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s mass firing of government workers expressed shock and anger at the terminations, which they contend will hurt the government’s ability to provide services.  President Trump is moving quickly to shrink the U.S. federal government — the nation’s largest employer — saying he

Donald Trump’s Art of Diplomacy

This year’s Munich Security Conference is an unusually consequential one since it begins as the Trump administration turns its attention to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Even as Trump’s delegation discusses terms with Ukrainians and Russians, and occasionally updates the other Europeans, the Middle East is watching to see if the ceasefire deal in Gaza will hold.

The Inspector General Scandal That Wasn’t

President Trump’s firing of 17 inspectors general puts him on the path to fulfill a campaign promise: making inspectors general independent from the people they investigate. Elon Musk with President Donald Trump and his son X (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) If the federal government’s fleet of inspectors general had been doing their jobs, would DOGE even