The lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration allowed illegal access to workers data
US President Donald Trump’s office has been named in a class-action lawsuit by over 100 individual federal workers, labour unions and groups. The lawsuit alleges the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it allowed private companies to access personal information of federal employees. The lawsuit was filed against OPM and its acting director.
The workings of DOGE were defended by Trump and Musk in the Oval Office
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to reduce the size of the federal workforce and called on agencies to “promptly undertake preparations” to initiate large-scale reductions in force. The executive order is aimed at reducing government spending and making government more accountable. The order was signed hours after Trump appeared with Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the White House.
Your packages are going to be more expensive
The US Postal Service (USPS) said it’s suspending the import of products from China, after US President Donald Trump ended the ‘de minimis’ customs exemption that let shoppers and importers skirt duties on packages worth less than $800. The move comes after the US imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese goods and ended the customs exception that allowed small value parcels to enter without paying tax.
HIV/AIDS relief is exempt from foreign aid cuts
The US State Department has started to withdraw all USAID personnel stationed overseas by this weekend, WIRED reported citing sources. Many of the employees of the US Agency for International Development have been put on leave, restricted access to their workspace and ordered to stop all work, the report added. President Donald Trump announced that he was shutting down USAID.
Workers are reeling from chaos in federal agencies
US President Donald Trump’s White House has banned employees from referring to each other by their personal pronouns. The ban applies to all federal agencies, the White House said in a statement. “Use of personal pronouns sends the wrong message about what it means to be an employee of the federal government,” it added.
Tech workers are forced to defend their work
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE), which was appointed by US President Donald Trump, wants to use White House security credentials to gain unusual access to GSA technology and other things, WIRED reported. “Granting DOGE staff…un unfettered access to internal government systems and sensitive data poses a huge security risk to the federal government and to the American public,” a Biden official said.
Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit
Meta has agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to US President Donald Trump over a lawsuit over the suspension of his accounts after the US Capitol insurrection. Trump had sued Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuck for suspending him for violating policy against inciting violence and not due to statements made by a member of Congress, as his legal team claimed.
Trans people are already terrified after seeing a lot more hate
Following US President Donald Trump’s executive order on transgender identity, the US Department of Homeland Security said that it “has no plans to take any action” regarding online gender identity services such as Grindr. However, it added that it is “deeply concerned” and “concerned” about the order. It further said that there is “no question that trans individuals have a legal right to self-identify”.
The EV Mandate is what Trump says he ended
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that seeks to roll back the electric vehicle (EV) mandate. The order seeks to take a look at rules related to EVs and determine whether they’re “unduly burdensome” and interfere with consumer choice. The order has also ordered agencies to determine if the regulations are “unduly burdensome” and interfere with consumer choice.
This is what to know about the meme coins
US President Donald Trump’s supporters have launched a meme coin, ‘Trump coin’, worth $7 (over 56) on Sunday. CIC Digital and Fight Fight Fight own 80% of the Trump coin, which is currently worth about $60 (over 5,400). Trump’s supporters said the coin is intended to be a tool to share Trump’s “positive energy” with the American people.