A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump 's plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.

The judge extended his pause on the ‘Fork in the Road’ initiative without issuing a formal ruling earlier this week.

With a judge’s assent, the Trump administration moved to take next steps in the program and close it to new entrants.

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. in Boston ruled that the labor unions lacked legal standing to challenge the program.

After a hearing on Monday, a federal judge in Boston extended a stay on the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's resignation offer while he considers the arguments.

A federal judge in Massachusetts said the program would continue to be on hold until he issued a ruling. The government had ...

Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate ...

The Trump administration told about 2 million federal employees they can opt to resign by next week and get paid through September, as part of a sweeping effort to eliminate government jobs. The memo ...

The White House announced details Tuesday of a “deferred resignation” offer it made to federal employees that allows them to resign with pay through Sept. 30. Here’s what we know about the ...

WASHINGTON – Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission under former President Joe Biden, will resign from the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive ...

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