Job applications surging among DOGEās targets
ByĀ Jasmine Cui As theĀ Department of Government Efficiency upends federal agencies, a new report released Tuesday by the job listing website Indeed shows the number of workers looking for new jobs has spiked. Job applications from workers at agencies targeted by DOGE are up 75% compared with 2022, according to the reportās data. And while job applications among all workers increased after the Trump transition, the spike in applications from DOGE-targeted workers is especially pronounced. Applications from federal workers in DOGE-targeted agencies, which include the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Agency for International Development, surged 60 percentage points from
White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with a journalist
Top Trump administration officials mistakenly texted war plans to a group that included a journalist, the White House said on Monday, in a misstep that has drawn swift condemnation by Democratic lawmakers. The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, said in a report on Monday that on March 13 he was unexpectedly invited on to an encrypted group chat on Signal messenger called the “Houthi PC small group.” Messages in the group made Goldberg aware that large-scale U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels were coming hours before they started. The strikes, over Houthi attacks against Red Sea shipping, came on
Trump targets lawyers who he says file ‘frivolous’ lawsuits against his administration
ByĀ David Rohde A new memo from President Donald Trump that authorized the attorney general and the homeland security secretary to sanction law firms that file lawsuits they deem āfrivolous” is a major escalation of his intensifyingĀ assault on law firms, legal experts and former Justice Department officials told NBC News. The presidential memorandum, āPreventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court,ā also ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to recommend revoking attorneysā security clearances or terminating law firms’ federal contracts if she deems their lawsuits against the administration “unreasonable” or “vexatious.” The memo, which was issued Saturday, follows executive orders
Trump to sign order Thursday aimed at eliminating Education Department
By Joey Garrison Ā President Donald TrumpĀ is set to sign aĀ long-anticipated executive orderĀ Thursday that seeks to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, delivering on a signature campaign promise to try to dismantle the agency, according to seniorĀ TrumpĀ administration officials. Trump is expected to sign the order, which has been in the works for weeks, at a White House ceremony attended by several Republican governors and state education commissioners. Trump will direct his education secretary, Linda McMahon, to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States,” according to a White House
Trump administrationās Social Security changes could limit access to benefits for millions
By Stephanie Sy Significant changes will be coming for Social Security recipients. Millions will no longer be able to verify their identity over the phone, creating a challenge for older Americans and those with disabilities. Advocates are raising concerns about the burden this could place on an already vulnerable population. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Kathleen Romig. Amna Nawaz: Significant changes will be coming for Social Security recipients starting on March 31. Millions of Americans will no longer be able to verify their identity over the phone, creating a challenge for older Americans and those with disabilities. Stephanie Sy joins
Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
By Collin Binkley And Chris Megerian President Donald TrumpĀ plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of theĀ U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency thatās been a longtime target of conservatives. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity before an announcement. Trump has derided the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, finalizing its dismantling is likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979. A White House fact sheet said the order would direct SecretaryĀ Linda McMahonĀ āto take
DOGE vs. Institute of Peace: Standoff leads to police intervention, board overhaul
By Savannah Kuchar A stand-off between PresidentĀ Donald Trump’s administration and an independent nonprofit came to a head this week in a dramatic public scene involving police. Since Friday, members ofĀ TrumpĀ and Elon Musk’sĀ Department of Government EfficiencyĀ had sought and been repeatedly denied access to the U.S. Institute of Peace office in Washington. After arriving again unannounced on Monday, the staffers were able to enter with assistance from Metropolitan Police Department officers. The initial months of Trump’s second term have been marked by his and his billionaire ally’s endeavor to slash bureaucracy, consequently turning much of the federal government on its head. The
Federal judge says Elon Musk exceeded his authority and that dismantling USAID was ālikelyā unconstitutional
By Katelyn Polantz Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have overstepped his executive branch authority with his Department of Government Efficiency, a federal judge said Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked the dismantling of USAID. āThe court finds that Defendantsā unilateral actions to shut down USAID likely violated the United States Constitution,ā said Judge Theodore D. Chuang of the US District Court in Maryland. Chuang said that DOGE cannot terminate any more contracts or grants of USAID, nor can it fire or put on leave any more employees. He also cut off DOGE staffers from sharing sensitive personal data kept by the
Judge demands answers of Trump administration in Venezuela deportation case
ByĀ Ted HessonĀ andĀ Tom Hals A federal judge on Monday gave the Trump administration a Tuesday deadline to provide details about plane loads of Venezuelans it deported despite orders not to, in a brewing showdown over presidential power. PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ claims the deported Venezuelans are members of the prison gangĀ Tren de Aragua, which he designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The White House on Saturday published a Trump proclamation that invoked theĀ Alien Enemies Act of 1798Ā to declare the gang was conducting irregular warfare against the U.S. Later on Saturday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued an order blocking the deportations, but the flights
US government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill
By Ali Abbas Ahmadi The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months. The stopgap funding bill passed in the Senate 54-46, as two Democrats joined all but one Republican senator in voting yes. President Donald Trump had signed it into law, a White House spokesman said on Saturday. The key vote came earlier when some Senate Democrats, after fierce debate, allowed the measure to pass a procedural hurdle. The Senate minority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer, and nine others broke with their colleagues to vote