Trump administration, federal workers

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Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pennsylvania’s federal workforce was already shrinking before the Trump administration began massive layoffs
Pennsylvania lost 700 federal workers between January and February, marking the largest month-over-month decline in federal employment since November 2020, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump administration starts mass layoffs at health agencies
The cuts are part of a plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink staffing levels in federal agencies.

Goldman Sachs, Trump recession

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Goldman Sachs now sees much higher odds of economy shrinking, hiking probability of a U.S. recession to 35%
Goldman believes the tax-like impact on real disposable income and consumer spending from Trump's tariff policies will hurt U.S. growth prospects.
Recession Has Become a Bigger Risk, Goldman Sachs Says
The prospect of an escalating trade war, along with the slide in consumer and business confidence, has nearly doubled the probability of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months, according to Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs ups likelihood of Trump recession to 35% with looming higher inflation
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs may spike inflation and shrink the economy in coming months to the point of a recession.
Trump administration live updates: Voters head to the polls in Florida and Wisconsin; new 'deferred resignation' effort begins
Live updates and the latest news as Florida holds House special election, Wisconsin votes in the state Supreme Court race and ...
Job opportunities are shrinking and layoffs in the federal government just hit their highest level in four years
US employers pulled back on their hiring plans last month, while layoffs in the federal government spiked to their highest ...
Job opportunities are shrinking as economic uncertainty grows
US employers pared back on their hiring plans in February, a likely reflection of a job market cooldown driven in part by ...
Trump suggests Elon Musk’s DOGE could be shut down long before its expected closing date
DOGE may end after only 130 days, well before schedule, as Musk's work at DOGE has become increasingly unpopular among some ...
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House Democrats call Trump’s FEMA plan ‘appalling’
Senior Democrats on five House committees said in a statement that “it is appalling, but not surprising” that the ...
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Trump EPA ditches DC offices
The administration plans to remove staff from the Ronald Reagan Building as part of a push to shrink the agency’s footprint.
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple ...
Vanderbilt institutes research hiring freeze, braces for Trump NIH cuts: What to know
Vanderbilt University Medical Center acknowledges a hiring freeze of most research jobs because it expected to lose millions ...