Trump, White House and federal judge

White House slams judge for ordering Trump admin to rehire thousands of federal workers: ‘Absurd and unconstitutional’
The White House slammed a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday as “absurd and unconstitutional” after he ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal employees who were fired last month.
White House to fight ruling ordering Trump to rehire fired federal workers
William Alsup, the Senior U.S. District Judge of the Northern District of California, ruled Thursday that multiple agencies must extend offers to fired employees.
Trump Says Many Fired Federal Workers Were Barely Working
A day after the Department of Education announced deep cuts expected to gut the agency, President Trump was dismissive of the fired workers, initially saying he felt “very badly” before suggesting many were of little use.
Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump’s firing of the head of a board that resolves disputes between federal employees and the government was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s ruling in favor of Susan Grundmann,
Trump Has Harsh Response to Federal Workers Losing Jobs
President Donald Trump made it clear that he has little remorse about workers losing their jobs in his chaotic government overhaul. A reporter asked the president what responsibility he felt for the civil servants who had lost their jobs during Wednesday’s Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
Trump defends mass firings, claiming many federal workers ‘don't work at all'
Asked if he feels responsible for so many people losing their jobs, Trump said, "Sure I do. I feel very badly ... but many of them don’t work at all."
'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources
The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has ...
Secret Service shot armed man in confrontation near White House
An armed adult man was shot by US Secret Service personnel on Sunday morning outside the White House, the agency announced ...
Man shot outside White House had BB gun and ‘cell phone handgun,’ police say
D.C. police identified Andrew Dawson, of North Manchester, Indiana, as the man shot and critically wounded by Secret Service ...
How White House ‘customer service’ office is handpicking Trump’s top hires
PPO officials discounted reports that hires must "pledge" their loyalties to Trump but did confirm that "loyalty" is measured ...
Secret Service shoot man carrying gun near White House
A man brandished a firearm near the White House, leading to an "armed confrontation," the Secret Service said in a statement.
Some remote federal employees get ultimatum from OPM: Move to Washington
The Office of Personnel Management email Wednesday to remote workers, some thousands of miles from Washington, told them they ...
'Armed' Man Shot by the Secret Service During Confrontation Near the White House in Washington, D.C.
A man was shot by U.S. Secret Service personnel following what authorities are calling an 'armed confrontation' near the ...
White House expects ‘mass reduction’ of federal workforce as deadline looms
Few details were clear about how the sweeping cuts will be carried out, as the Trump administration prepared to work with ...
Secret Service shoots armed man after 'confrontation' near White House
The suspect was taken to an area hospital and his condition is not immediately available, officials said. No other injuries ...