AP Breaking Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign By CHRIS MEGERIAN, COLLIN BINKLEY and BYRON TAU Associated Press Feb 6, 2025 Feb 6, 2025 Updated Aug 12, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.kAm%96 CF=:?8 42>6 9@FCD 367@C6 E96 >:5?:89E 5625=:?6 7@C H@C<6CD E@ 2AA=J 7@C E96 5676CC65 C6D:8?2E:@? AC@8C2>[ H9:49 92D 366? 4@>>@?=J 56D4C:365 2D 2 3FJ@FE]k^AmkAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 v6@C86 ~’%@@=6 yC] :? q@DE@? 5:5 ?@E 6IAC6DD 2? @A:?:@? @? 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C6D@FC46D @77:4:2= |2C=@? %2F36?96:>] “%96D6 2C6 G6CJ ECJ:?8 E:>6D]”k^Am Government-politics VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse CARLA K. JOHNSON and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press Government-politics 2025 IRS tax season workers can't take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadline FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Groups representing federal workers file suit to stop Trump's shutdown of USAID Earlier Thursday, the Trump administration presented a plan to cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects, leaving fewer than 300 staffers. 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Government-politics Real or a trick? Federal workers debate legitimacy of buyout offer CHRIS MEGERIAN, COLLIN BINKLEY and BYRON TAU Associated Press
Government-politics VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse CARLA K. JOHNSON and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press
Government-politics 2025 IRS tax season workers can't take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadline FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press
Groups representing federal workers file suit to stop Trump's shutdown of USAID Earlier Thursday, the Trump administration presented a plan to cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects, leaving fewer than 300 staffers.
