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Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers

NPR Politics · Jun 3, 2026, 7:53 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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HFR President Trump has stripped job protections from xx,xxx federal workers, turning them into at-will employees. Lawsuits allege it's an unlawful attempt to dismantle the nonpartisan civil service.

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