ORDER IN THE COURTFederal Lawyers Are Fleeing Trump Administration in DrovesThere’s been an exodus of more than 10,000 lawyers since January 2025.Sarah-Jane Collins
PLEDGE ALLIGENCETrump Cooks Up New Loyalty Test for Federal WorkersIt’s the latest move in the Trump administration’s effort to upend the federal workforce. Annabella Rosciglione
FORCED IDOLWhite House Mandates App With Built-in Trump WorshipThe president’s preferred words of praise are prewritten and ready to send to him. Sarah-Jane Collins
SUGAR SUGARTop Trump Terror Official Suspended Over Sugar Baby ClaimsThe 29-year-old is under investigation after a report claimed she had a profile on Seeking.com.Laura Esposito
FED UPPoll Shows Ratings of Government Agencies Plunge Under TrumpDisapproval for three of the agencies was across party lines. Harry Thompson
CEASE AND DESISTJudge Halts Trump’s Massive Downsizing of Federal WorkforceA judge has blocked the Trump administration’s ability to mass-fire federal employees—for the moment.Catherine Bouris
YOU’RE FIREDTrump Orders Agencies: Sharpen Your Knives for Mass LayoffsThe White House released a new memo directing nearly all federal agencies to prepare for restructuring and mass layoffs.Joey McFadden
OpinionBEYOND FISHYWhy Elon Musk is Going to Poison Everything—Even Your SalmonThe national resource specialist says she was told her firing was part of the president’s plan to make money off public lands.Eleanor Clift
GOING/GONEFederal Employees Ordered to Ditch Pronouns to Appease TrumpThe revelation prompted celebration from MAGA diehards.Liam Archacki
TEEN TITANSBaby-Faced Musk Cronies Have Taken Over Key Federal OfficeSources tell WIRED that a select group of employees from Tesla, Neuralink, and xAI have taken on roles at the Office of Personnel Management.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE ITTrump Offers to Pay Federal Workers to Leave Their JobsEmployees have until Feb. 6 to decide if they want to resign and accept the buyout.Yasmeen Hamadeh