Federal Workers

The US government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to agree on funding, furloughing around 750,000 federal employees, suspending certain services, and creating economic uncertainty while essential operations continue at reduced capacity.

Ultimatum to federal workers raises tensions between Musk, White House staff

Chief of staff Susie Wiles had pulled Musk aside to ask him to loop her in on his plans instead of surprising her team with major decision.

'Room for improvement here': Musk on slow-moving federal retirement process at old Pennsylvania mine

Musk, in the Oval office alongside US President Trump on February 11, explained how an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania only allows 10,000 employees to retire per month because of the slow manual processing of paperwork.

Trump vows to put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico | N18G

President Donald Trump discussed several key issues where he indicated that he would likely decide whether to impose a 25% tariff on oil imports from Mexico and Canada, contingent on the two countries halting fentanyl shipments and migration flows. Trump also outlined plans to expand Guantanamo Bay detention facilities, emphasizing minimal costs due to existing infrastructure. Regarding border security, he proposed redeploying IRS agents hired under the Biden administration to assist Border Patrol and expressed confidence that Egypt and Jordan would cooperate in accepting displaced individuals from Gaza. Trump reaffirmed his offer for over 2 million federal workers to resign with replacements readily available. He also touched on birthright citizenship, expressing belief that the Supreme Court would limit it. Lastly, Trump reiterated the U.S. is not involved in Syria and dismissed speculation about Taiwan independence negotiations with China.

Trump offers buyouts to Federal employees resisting in-person work

Federal workers who want to leave are instructed to simply reply to the memo from their .gov government email account. “Type the word ‘Resign’ into the body of this reply email.

US shutdown: A roundup of the expected impact

With the White House ordering the government agencies in the United States to begin the process of shutdown, here is how it will impact the functioning in the country.