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Federal layoffs drive 35% jump in unemployment claims among Washington employees
A 35% increase in federal layoffs is driving Washington unemployment claims higher, as reported by state officials.
How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy
The Trump administration’s federal mass job cuts may amount to the largest in history. That has financial ramifications for ...
Patel tells FBI employees to ignore Musk’s email on work reporting, for now
Kash Patel, the newly minted head of the FBI, is making it clear the bureau does not take marching orders from Elon Musk.
HUD cuts expected to worsen America’s housing crisis, staffers say
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to be slashed in half, according to an internal memo obtained by ...
Feds must answer email on what they did last week — or lose jobs, Musk says
Emails began going out to the 2.3-million federal employees Saturday asking for five bullet points of their accomplishments.
Musk gives federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week or face consequences
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the ...
WA unemployment claims from federal employees spike 35% over last year
Amid mass layoffs under President Donald Trump, 650 federal employees have filed unemployment claims in 2025 in the state, compared with 479 at this time last year.
Trump, Musk push forward with cuts, as questions mount about their approach
The entrepreneur is working with President Donald Trump to assert White House control over the sprawling federal workforce.
Trump, Musk aren't first to make deep cuts. Clinton-era Reinventing Government saved billions
The biggest effort to overhaul the federal government in modern history actually was 30 years ago under a Democratic administration.