Buyout offer made to federal employees. Trump's administration offered buyouts to nearly all 2.3 million federal employees. The offer came in a surprise email that hit in

A federal judge ruled Saturday that President Donald Trump’s firing of a federal workforce watchdog was illegal — teeing up a Supreme Court showdown over the president’s claim to nearly absolute control of the executive branch.

U.S. District Judge Amy B. Jackson said it would be "ironic" if the U.S. Special Counsel, which protects whistleblowers, had to fear partisan removal.