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As a buyout deadline arrives, many federal workers told USA TODAY that they don't trust promised severance pay and benefits will be delivered if they take the offer to leave their posts in the ...

WASHINGTON ― The Trump administration ordered all heads of federal departments and agencies Thursday to provide lists of their lowest-performing employees and signaled mass job terminations ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration will keep 611 essential workers on board at USAID, according to a notice sent to workers at the U.S. foreign aid agency late ...

One thing lost in the Trump administration’s war on the federal bureaucracy is the collective voice of the employees. But some have begun to speak out. One thing lost in the Trump administration ...

Trump Holds Call With Putin to Start Talks on Ending Ukraine War President Trump said he had “a lengthy and highly productive” call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, their first ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

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US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that the United States continues to ...

Federal workers in Washington, D.C., are experiencing job instability for the first time ever, and the whole city is in a "panic," according to one report. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's ...