"What we are seeing is a raw, unfiltered exercise of presidential authority to purge the government of anyone who put the Constitution first, instead of adherence or loyalty to Donald Trump ...

A major purge is ongoing in Washington DC, with thousands of government officials being removed, spurred by President Trump and led by Elon Musk, targeting the established bureaucratic structure.

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The firings continue a streak of radical personnel changes in the government that have alarmed civil servants and legal experts. By Clarissa-Jan Lim The White House has fired multiple top FBI ...

If allowed to proceed, Trump's purge of our federal law enforcement workforce will expose America to authoritarianism and dictatorship." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement ...

In his first two weeks as president, Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders, some aimed at rolling back civil rights advancements and purging the federal government of diversity, equity ...

in what is an unmistakably retaliatory purge conducted at Donald Trump’s behest. CNN previously reported the firings were imminent. The Hill reported that the FBI firings happened at the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections and vaccinate adults Friday, as part of a sweeping purge of ...

TV Chef Rick Stein has revealed he feels "a bit sorry" for Gregg Wallace, saying it would "affect me terribly" if he found himself in a similar situation. His comments come after the 60-year-old ...

The Trump administration on Friday appeared to take down data and information from a variety of government websites, with a focus on information related to gender diversity, sexual health and climate ...