The decision came in a lawsuit filed by 14 Democratic states, including Oregon, challenging DOGE’s authority to access sensitive government data.
Oregon U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle says she’s been hearing from people in Oregon who’ve been fired as part of President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
While the decision is limited to those six workers, its implication is that all, or nearly all, of the mass firings of probationary government workers violate the laws regulating government employment.
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Oregon town halls see pushback against Trump administration slashing federal workforce, fundingOregon Democratic and Republican lawmakers are getting an earful at town halls about the Trump administration’s budget cuts and efforts to slash the federal workforce with help from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.
Federal workers leaving offices
Oregon lawmakers hear pushback against Trump admin on federal workforce, spending cuts
Federal workers leaving offices as Trump admin continues cuts
Federal workers with USAID are spending Thursday cleaning out their workspaces as the Trump administration indicates more cuts are coming to other programs.
Democratic Governors Pitch State Jobs to Federal Workers Cut by Trump
The federal government might say, ‘You’re fired,’ but here in New York, we say, ‘You’re hired.’ In fact, we love federal workers,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a
The FBI and local police are investigating after gunshots shattered windows at a Tesla dealership in Oregon on Wednesday morning—the latest potential sign that Tesla’s CEO, billionaire-turned-“bureaucrat” Elon Musk,
Some rural Oregon Republicans are conflicted about Trump’s and Musk’s cuts. Meanwhile Democrats feel empowered to push back.
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data, sources to the Associated Press.
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Elon Musk protest in Tigard raises concerns over data privacy, government controlProtesters from across the country are rallying outside Tesla dealerships, expressing concern over Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government’s Department of Government
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On Saturday evening, February 22, billionaire White House advisor Elon Musk sent an email (from OPM, the Office of Personnel Management) to 2.3 million US federal employees, telling them to send "approx.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE project are targeting agencies and employees across the federal government, including about 200,000 probationary workers. With an estimated 19,000 federal workers in the Portland area and 30,000 in Oregon, the effects of job cuts on the region will likely be widespread.
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