June 06, 2026
It is the biggest change to the rules governing the civil service in more than a century
Many government workers will go unpaid until the impasse ends
This week marks the largest single-year exodus of federal US employees in almost 80 years
Legal experts warn agencies may face lawsuits despite meeting legal thresholds
Some federal workers say they will take new buyout offer due to exhaustion and have decided to leave government work despite economic uncertainty due to Trump's tariffs
"The Trump Administration continues to rack up legal wins for the American people," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers says
The researcher identifies "network of fake consulting and headhunting firms," while the Chinese embassy says Beijing respects data privacy and security
The prospect comes as markets rattled about Trump’s global trade war
