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Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers

Advocates said at the time that the rule would slow Trump's ability to reinstate Schedule F should he win the 2024 election. But Trump signed another executive order on Inauguration Day in January reinstating his 2020 order — and clearing the way for Friday's action.

Newsweek · 5h

What Is Schedule F? Trump's Move to Fire 50k Federal Workers More Easily

President Donald Trump announced on Friday his administration will be issuing new civil service regulations reclassifying around 50,000 federal employees under Schedule F, a designation that would strip them of key civil service protections.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Trump to reclassify many federal workers, making them easier to fire

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration is set to change the employment classifications of tens of thousands of federal workers, a move governance experts say will make it easier to carry out more mass layoffs.

Trump, Powell and Fed

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Trump studying whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said President Donald Trump and his team were continuing to study if they could fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a sign that such a move,

TIME on MSN · 1d

Can Trump Fire Jerome Powell?

Still, that hasn’t stopped Trump from trying to fire the Fed chair. “I don’t think he’s doing the job,” the President said Thursday, claiming that Powell cut interest rates “too late.” Powell was first nominated to lead the Fed by Trump in 2017 and renominated by President Joe Biden in 2022. His current term as chair extends until May 2026.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Trump slams Jerome Powell for economic outlook. But can the president fire the Fed chair?

Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve could be in a "challenging scenario" with Trump's tariffs. Trump teased to fire him on Truth Social.

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Video of Trump allegedly 'snubbing' actress Cheryl Hines spreads like wildfire but doesn't show full picture

President Donald Trump circled back to greet Cheryl Hines despite recent headlines claiming the president snubbed Secretary ...

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Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? The Supreme Court may soon offer some clues

President Donald Trump’s call for the “termination” of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell landed Thursday as the Supreme ...

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Northern California water war draws Trump's attention

In a major twist, the Donald Trump administration is now reviewing regional appeals to halt PG&E's plans to dismantle the ...

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Trump has discussed firing Fed's Powell with Warsh, eyed as possible successor, WSJ says

President Donald Trump has privately discussed firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for months and talked about it with ...

Will Trump really walk away from Ukraine talks? This is a strategy straight out of his playbook.

Facing a make-or-break moment, the Trump administration signalled it could ditch its Ukraine peace push within days.

Trump Says Powell Termination Can't Come Fast Enough

(Reuters) -U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's termination "cannot come ...

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Trump will study whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday that President Donald Trump and his team would study the matter when asked if firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was an option.

Trump and Powell on Collision Course Without Easy Escape

The president wants an interest-rate cut, but his trade war has the Fed chair boxed in.

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