Andrea Hsu
Stories
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President Trump's attempts to shrink government target civil rights efforts
At the Labor Department, there's a draft proposal to nearly dismantle an office that investigates discrimination by federal contractors. Some fear that women and people of color will lose protections.
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States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees
The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February.
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'A blitz attack': VA mental health experts liken Elon Musk's emails to warfare
Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
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More than 5,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Federal workers get a new email demanding their accomplishments
Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.
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Court considers halting Trump's mass firings of federal employees
A federal judge in San Francisco hears arguments in a case challenging the Trump administration's firings of thousands of probationary employees — those in their first year or so on the job.
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A pattern emerges in Elon Musk's federal shakeup: 'Break first, ask questions later'
Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses.
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6 federal workers get their jobs back in 1st successful challenge to Trump's firings
The Merit Systems Protection Board, the quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in federal employee labor disputes, has ordered a stay in the firing of six probationary employees.
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Federal agencies still can't agree on 'What did you do last week?' email
"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting guidance on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.
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Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's mass firings and '5 things' email
Labor unions have sued the U.S. Office of Personnel Management over the Trump administration's firing of tens of thousands of employees and its email to federal workers asking what they did last week.
