Overview

• The Supreme Court lifted nationwide injunctions that had blocked President Trump’s plan to cut tens of thousands of jobs across about 17 federal agencies.
• The Education Department moved forward with its reduction-in-force plan, laying off 1,378 employees after the court’s order.
• The State Department announced it would cut more than 1,300 employees and the Department of Health and Human Services plans to trim around 10,000 jobs.
• Linda McMahon’s Education Department intends to redistribute core functions—such as student loans and civil rights enforcement—to other federal agencies.
• Attorneys general from 24 states and the District of Columbia filed suit in Rhode Island alleging the administration unlawfully froze $6.8 billion in K-12 funding without following the Impoundment Control Act.