Politics
Trump's Executive Order on Federal Workers
President Trump signed an executive order to implement a plan that would make it easier to fire federal workers in policy roles, moving them into a new 'at will' class. Critics argue this could lead to political appointments.
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NPR
President Trump signed an executive order that puts some 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into a new category of employees who can be fired for any reason.
2026-06-03 19:53 UTC
The Hill
President Trump formally moved to implement his plan for making it easier to fire federal workers in policy roles, signing an executive order moving them into a new class that critics say will be akin to political employees. Schedule Policy/Career (P/C), an effort pushed under the first Trump admini
2026-06-03 21:54 UTC