Federal workers in shock over Trump administration buyout email; RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing to begin – live

Memo says buyout offer remains until 6 February as Trump attempts to reshape scale of government; health secretary nominee to face questions from senatorsTrump offers US federal workers buyouts to resignConfirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr’s nominationTim Walz, the Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, argued that Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze closely mirrors many of the proposals included in Project 2025.“We were preparing for it. They wrote it out. If you go back and look at that now, you’ll see this go step by step,” Walz told MSNBC last night. Continue reading...

Federal workers in shock over Trump administration buyout email; RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing to begin – live

Memo says buyout offer remains until 6 February as Trump attempts to reshape scale of government; health secretary nominee to face questions from senators

Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, argued that Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze closely mirrors many of the proposals included in Project 2025.

“We were preparing for it. They wrote it out. If you go back and look at that now, you’ll see this go step by step,” Walz told MSNBC last night. Continue reading...