entering federal agencies and federal buildings, hacking their data systems, hiring federal employees, intimidating them, forcing them to leave, shutting down vital programs, closing the department of education, cia, doj, and threatening our domestic and international security and downloading the private and sensitive data of americans at the department of treasury. so what the hell is going on? how can you sit here and defend this? they are literally breaking the law. the constitution, appropriations law, federal labor laws, dozens of statutory laws congress has passed. meanwhile, my friends across the aisle are sitting here today saying we are hyperventilating, that we are clutching our pearls. are you serious? are you that out of touch with the american people? i guess that is what happens when you elect billionaires and put billionaires in charge of the federal government. just let them eat cake. is that your message to the american people? because last week while you were at trump's private resort in florida and partying it up after the inauguration, telling the media funding fre

the constitution, federal statutes and federal regulations. the administration has relentlessly attacked federal employees, subjecting them to chaos and fear. the administration has imposed a hiring freeze, offered deferred resignations, fired employees, put employees on leaves, effectively established federal -- and ended telework and remote work. the administration is not alone in attacking federal employees. the house committee on oversight and government reform, on which i serve, has held two hearings in congress and both were designed to demoralize federal employees. as i said at the first hearing, federal employees deserve praise for their expertise, dedication and service, not derision. let's be clear, what is motivating these actions, they are designed to give experts -- to get experts to quit the workforce. i yield. ... >> for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> i would like to address for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker,

, the federal government spent $3.6. today that number is 70 300 billion, 100 times -- 110 times in 100 years. or 11,100% in the center. there are 400 executive branch agencies. some agencies have 1000 federal boards and commissions. we should look to the states and we have governor reynolds here. governor, i commend you for taking the cabinet position numbers from 37 to 16, and limiting 500 unfilled positions and 83 state boards and commissions. how much is it projected to save your taxpayers? gov. reynolds: in the first 18 months, $217 million. that exceeded our original projections for four years. we will continue to see savings as we move forward as we really have visibility into the agencies and look for opportunities to continue to make us better. rep. fallon: $217 million. having been in the state legislature for a few years, that is good money for a state like the size of iowa. what is the feedback you are receiving from, is it iowans? what are they telling you about this? gov. reynolds: they appreciate it. i hav

for federal employees. >> what do you make of the fact that a lot of people are taking it? a lot of people are not. we need. >> to be. >> very clear, but some people are taking this agreement. 50,000, according to the trump administration. they're saying that's up from 40,000 last night. there's still a deadline of tonight. what does that mean to you? >> well, i'm disappointed that any percentage is taking it. so what are they up to? 2.5% of the federal workforce. >> you know, they really. >> need to think it is very clear from this that they don't care about the services, the critical services that federal workers offer and deliver for federal employees. we were just talking about wildland firefighters. what if. half of those wildland firefighters that battled that blaze out in california that we represent? what if. they had walked off the job or not? taken an early resignation? they're gone. we don't have the people to put out those fires that that fire would have been made considerably worse. those are t

sure, folks, when they hear cut the federal workforce or cut federal spending, they cheer. they say, yes, cut the spending, until you get to the specifics of what's going to be cut. my phones have been ringing off the hook with alarm and concern as delawareans realize that this nationwide federal spending freeze that president trump signed in an executive order was going to impact things that affect them. the v.a., the local volunteer fire company, a senior center, a day care. the federal government funds through grants an unbelievable array of powerful, meaningful, purposeful work in our home states. in the county where i served for a decade, in the town where i grew up, in the city where my family and i live today, we would not be as strong, as safe, as united, as productive and as prosperous a nation without the good work of these organizations that are so callously now being cut not with a scalpel, not trimmed, not reformed, but slashed, cut to the bone, virtually destroyed. as i've laid out our entire foreign aid system, the network of usaid and other organizations, th

and so the federal court, you know, the federal court was able to pause the administration's arbitrary activities. it then extended that pause last week and there will be more briefing. but this is an example of arbitrary behavior by this administration that is deeply, it's not only troubling from a legal perspective, it's troubling from a human perspective, because this isn't serving anyone. and you saw the white house come out scrambling after the court ruled members of congress were having to mobilize because their communities were not getting what they needed. and so i think that this was the courts have, of course, provided a really important check. but i think if this is sort of a preview of how this administration is going to operate, what we're seeing is that they're not really operating in a way that is making people's better in the day to day, but rather operating in sort of a chaotic way that's really causing a lot of uncertainty, but also harm to people who, by the way, some are still not getting the funding because of backlogs, because you can't just turn, you know, turn o

entering federal agencies and federal buildings, hacking their data systems, hiring federal employees, intimidating them, forcing them to leave, shutting down vital programs, closing the department of education, cia, doj, and threatening our domestic and international security and downloading the private and sensitive data of americans at the department of treasury. so what the hell is going on? how can you sit here and defend this? they are literally breaking the law. the constitution, appropriations law, federal labor laws, dozens of statutory laws congress has passed. meanwhile, my friends across the aisle are sitting here today saying we are hyperventilating, that we are clutching our pearls. are you serious? are you that out of touch with the american people? i guess that is what happens when you elect billionaires and put billionaires in charge of the federal government. just let them eat cake. is that your message to the american people? because last week while you were at trump's private resort in florida and partying it up after the inauguration, telling the media funding fre

he led people to find a federal law. they say the country to fight federal law.to assist you folks. are you going to sitting down to hopefully soon to be confirmed pam bondi and try to address this from the legal perspective whether or not it's criminal, civil, or some kind of a court order? we cannot have these potentates in these cities and in these estates and making federal policy when it comes to this, right? lex i agree. my job is to uphold the law, follow federal law when it comes to immigration in our systems and deporting criminals for the department of justice is who prosecutes. and so they will be doing that. pam is united in the fact we have to hold people accountable the scales of justice have to treat everyone equally. that is what i tell folks every single day when i'm out on the streets in our communities is listen, american citizens are held accountable to the laws of this country. illegals should be held accountable to the laws of the country we are not picking and choosing winners anymore. this is america but we woke up this minute we are bless

a permanent federal job. these last two weeks have been a hell for us federal workers. i come to work with a pit in my stomach. i'm a probationary employee, so will probably be the first to go during an rif. they've left us in the dark while constantly terrorizing us with threatening, passive aggressive messages and half legal deals to resign. i fear for my job, but i fear more for my country. a federal employee who works for the department of transportation, i'm frightened about my position. i'm a single-income household and i'm convinced no one has my back. congress has been pretty much silent, and the news has gained very little traction nationwide. we need people to tell the story about what government workers do. thank you for providing the platform to connect. we're only in this to serve the american public. a federal employee working for the department of defense -- it's hard to even know where to start. as soon as this administration took office it felt like federal workers were under siege. they bega

not just for the federal. >> wrong but their jobs. >> who got fired. >> with no recourse. and who. >> feel like they. >> don't. >> have. >> a. >> voice right now, but. >> also for the american. >> people, because these federal. >> civil servants, you know, a lot of them tell me. >> look, i can. >> get a job in the private sector. >> but i do really important. >> work, and. >> i care. more about the. >> program and the project that i've been doing that keeps us healthy and keeps us safe. and so i'm angry for the american people. >> i'm angry for my. >> constituents and certainly for the federal civil servants. >> so this is the question i've been asking since the talk of doing this stuff became a reality. is this even legal? does the president have the power to just say you're out of a job, or even we'll just we're going to pay you to not show up for eight months? >> yeah, this is absolutely. >> not legal. and the courts and. trump appointees included. >> keep swatting. >> this down and saying that, you know. >

they will be no federal funding. [applause] -- there will be no federal funding.applause] this will effectively end the attack on female athletes at public k-12 schools and virtually all u.s. colleges and universities. i don't think we missed anything, but if we do, we will make it up quickly with an order. host: we are just about through the first hour of this morning's washington journal. your top news story of the week. lewis in salisbury, north carolina. the line for democrats. caller: good morning. it is a shame how some people's heart can be so cold concerning the usaid. charity covers a multitude of sin. america has a lot of sin. but to give things to people in need and to stop it because you are worried about where the money is, look at how the process is working. they are not doing it lawfully. they are doing it unlawfully. they are doing it in a way that you have to have court orders to do these things. there is no more rules and regulations when it comes to president musk. president trump is going to say i didn't have nothing to do with it. it was all h

if it has a federal hooked to it and goes beyond to the state, it is a federal prosecution. peter: over the years, how have cases been assigned to you? do you have a specialty or is it random? judge block: it's random, basically. if you come to my courthouse and you start a lawsuit, it will go to the clerk's office, you can do it online now with the technology we have. you used to have to come to the district clerk's office. you file your case, you start your lawsuit and then it will be randomly assigned to one of the judges of the court's. in brooklyn, i think now we have 23, i am one of 23 so i could be a sign that case or any of the other 22 could be assigned to the case, it really is a random process. there are some exceptions to that, but generally, it is a random process. peter: as a federal judge, judge frederic block had to be approved by the senate. in your book, "a second chance" you know that out of 1.9 one million people incarcerated in the united states, 200,000, 10%, are federal prisoners and they are the ones we are dealing with in our discussion today. correc

workers and the federal workforce. 2 million federal workers were offered a version of a buyout, whichheir jobs. what's happening at usaid is also having ripple effects around the world, but it's affecting hundreds of employees in baltimore. this all seems to be at the hands of elon musk. when people are your constituents are calling you or questioning your office, what's going on here? what can we do about this? what do you tell them? >> you know, part, part. >> of the challenge that i'm seeing with some things we're seeing with, with, with doge is it's that it's not thought out. and actually much of it is illegal because you cannot just dismantle departments or agencies. the congress actually does have a check and a balance on that. >> the congress. >> has a role in that. and so when you're hearing things like we're going to offer an eight month buyout, that's it can't be honored because it's illegal. >> do you tell people not to take it when they call your office? >> oh, i tell. >> people. >> be careful on what you're signing, because once you sign something that is permanent. and s

i work for the federal government. when the communist chinese party hacked opm, no one seemed to be as outraged as they are today. i look at it personally elon musk to say he is going to save us money by looking at the government and trying to see about all the waste going on. that is a good thing. in 2014 when other countries was hacking into our government system, and for elon musk to do this i think is a good thing. let him continue to do those things because it just seems right. -- for him to do that than a communist party like china when they did that. no one seemed outraged. the media did not expose it like they are now. a friend said he is going to give out information. they seem to forget in 2014 when i was hacked and all of my information was out there. i would rather elon musk have this than the communist chinese party. nobody wants to be hacked, don't get me wrong. he seems to be genuine in his efforts. let's allow the process to go through. if he is doing something wrong, we need to get rid of it and take c

they will be no federal funding. [applause] -- there will be no federal funding.applause] this will effectively end the attack on female athletes at public k-12 schools and virtually all u.s. colleges and universities. i don't think we missed anything, but if we do, we will make it up quickly with an order. host: we are just about through the first hour of this morning's washington journal. your top news story of the week. lewis in salisbury, north carolina. the line for democrats. caller: good morning. it is a shame how some people's heart can be so cold concerning the usaid. charity covers a multitude of sin. america has a lot of sin. but to give things to people in need and to stop it because you are worried about where the money is, look at how the process is working. they are not doing it lawfully. they are doing it unlawfully. they are doing it in a way that you have to have court orders to do these things. there is no more rules and regulations when it comes to president musk. president trump is going to say i didn't have nothing to do with it. it was all h

>>> tonight, a federal judge blocking that midnight deadline for millions of federal workers under pressure to take buyouts, the growing nationwide protests as the trump administration races to shrink the federal workforce now saying 60,000 government employees have taken the offer to leave. all of it as serious questions emerge about elon musk and his doge allies' efforts to access sensitive data. >>> the winter storm wreaking havoc, whiteout conditions in the midwest, a tornado touched down in kentucky as west virginia's capital floods. thousands of flights delayed, plus the coming storms ahead. al roker tracks it all for us. >>> also tonight, washington reagan airport scaling back flights after that deadly midair collision. that black hawk involved hoisted today from the icy potomac. >>> the flu explosion, one of the worst seasons in years, leaving classes empty and schools closed. >>> the warning about addiction to nitrous oxide, known as whippits, the popular flavored gas that's easily available. one woman's stark warning after she had to relearn how to walk. >>> our bird's eye view ab

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but i think, yeah, it's to confuse sow chaos and demoralize federal federal workers, which is what they want to do. it's incomprehensible. but this is the idea and they're doing a good job of that. >> yeah. i want to play what president trump said about this this morning, particularly as it relates. >> to the. >> slashing of usaid. >> they gave money to all this out of out of us aid. right. usaid. it came out hundreds of just tremendous amounts of money had nothing to do with anything. this is a terrible thing that was experienced. but we're catching them left and right. we're catching them. we're catching them to a point where they don't know what the heck is going on. they can't believe they're getting caught. >> i mean, can you speak about this. ongoing narrative about civil servants being bad actors? >> i mean, elon musk called. >> usaid evil. what did they get out of the demonization. >> of this? >> what do you think, jane? >> well, you know, i think demonization is the idea that they, for some reason and i can't understand it. pick a side as the kind of poster child for how awful

federal employees.testing is one. >> thing. >> protesting the loss of their jobs. >> shutting down of usaid. >> all of those things are important and they're relevant. but it becomes much more important. >> to a. >> member of congress when their constituents. >> are. >> standing in this crowd. meaning mom and pop who aren't federal employees. they're protesting because guess what? they can't get the services that they once got because that employee has been fired. they can't get the. resources they once received because that that department or that program has. been eliminated. there's been no explanation to real. americans out there who rely on the work that these federal employees do, right? there's been no conversation about how they're going to be impacted when these programs we talk about. >> foreign aid. >> in a foreign land. what about the snap and food and. education and health and other programs? you're about. >> to see a man who doesn't believe in vaccines. >> what happens when the department

. >> is it your goal to reduce federal spending? >> yes, sir. >> do you believe there is room to eliminate programs that most americans wouldn't feel the effect of? >> i do. there are plenty of areas to do this. >> yes. >> when it comes to the president's executive order about extending foreign assistance. how does that work, does it stop money going to israel? >> no, it's a 90 day we view. >> review. >> of the programs in place. it's to insure all programs are consistent with the president's viewpoint and the aid to israel is one of them. >> what's the most important function of the federal government in your view? >> keeping the american people safe and secure. >> are you familiar with the amount of money we spend gdp wise on defense, what is it right now? >> i'll aware. >> it's like 3.1%. it's going down to the mid twos. only four times have we had that small amount of money spent on defense. will you be open-minded that we can defind this nation by creating a bigger navy. >> absolutely. it was a priority of the president and omb

less you follow that you cannot make a federal law. for the last 80 or 90 years, congress has been veering off course and tragically the courts have been at least inconsistent or you might say largely absent in enforcing these restrictions. nonetheless, it is important that we arrest the problem because the problem is arresting americans and in some cases very literately -- literally. it is estimated that in 2024 alone, the executive branch bureaucrats in the biden administration promulgated federal regulations that added $1.5 trillion in regulatory compliance costs. just during that narrow time period, on top of previous estimates suggesting as far back as 2016 or 2017 that existing regulatory compliance costs imposed by federal regulators in washington were in the range of $2 trillion. so it is much higher than that now. these laws written by unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats who cannot really be fired by anyone and they do not have to stand for election. and they promulgate nearly 100,000 pages of law, federal law or initial d

, prisons and federal law enforcement facilities.when trump announced that he will cut former president joe biden's access to intelligence information in a social media post. trump wrote, quote, there's no need for joe biden to continue receiving access to classified information. therefore, we are immediately revoking joe biden's security clearances and stopping his daily intelligence briefings. to be clear, former presidents don't have security clearances, but they do have access to intelligence briefings anyway. this example of presidential petulance appears to be payback for biden, saying during a 2021 interview that trump should not get intelligence briefings because of, quote, erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection, trying to overturn a free and fair election should be reason enough, but it most likely was related to the real fear that trump would spill secrets in his post-presidency like he actually did when he was in the oval office. joining me now, jennifer rubin, co-founder and editor in chief of the contrarian, msnb

and sources tell nbc news more than 40,000 federal federal employees have already accepted that deferred resignation agreement. that's well below the target. the elon musk driven efforts aiming for at least 5% of the federal workforce, more than 100,000 staffers. we've also learned the buyouts are not just aimed at the administrative state staff at the cia and the nsa have also been presented this offer and tracking all of this. nbc news senior white hoe correspondent gabe gutierrez,bc's von hilliard joinings on capitol hill and our justice and intel correspondent ken dilanian. so, gabe, the white house is at this point, as far as we know, well below their target number f these buyouts. so what happens next in this downsizing campaign after today's deadline passes? >> hi there. good morning. well, yes, the trump administration has said that their. >> goal. >> was 5. >> to. >> 10%. >> even on the low end. >> they're not they're. >> nowhere near that at this point with just. >> 40,000 or so taking the buyout offer. >> but the expectation. >> is that number will. >> increase in these 24 hou

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vought -- and i quote -- said he wants our federal workforce to be traumatized. he wants them to be seen as villains. i've run a business or to. i'm proud of that. i know the presiding officer is as well. if you want to get more out of your workforce, you don't go in with a plan and let's traumatize the workforce or let's arbitrarily cut here, cut there, fire the good people, let the folks maybe not so good stay on. but that is what i believe is going on. mr. vought's vision of a traumatized workforce or group of folks that nobody elected may not even have appropriate security clearances going into the treasury, getting access to the files that never had been subject to this kind of -- there are -- you want to decide about a funding program, fight it at the agency that authorizes, not at the folks who write the checks. the only reason you want to find out who the government is paying beyond what you can find on usa spends which is something we created more than a decade ago would be -- why does -- nobody elected. this file has never been examined under trump one,

do anything to execute federal law. so if san francisco wants to have a policy that says nobody can assist in the federal immigration efforts, that's a sanctuary city, this case from, you know, 1997 says they can't make you do it. now obviously you can't obstruct justice. you can't obstruct whatever the feds are doing, but you don't have to help. >> okay. so you think that once again, this lawsuit has some merit. how long do you think it will take it to go through the court system? >> well, in san francisco it shouldn't take very long. first, you've got a precedent that's right on point. second, you've got some friendly judges. we are a jurisdiction -- you know, when biden was president, people sued in texas and florida and now that trump is president, people sue in san francisco and the northeast. so i would expect that would win. there's also a problem with stopping funding, you know. there's another supreme court case that says you can't stop funding in a way that is coercive. so in that case you could take 5%, but y

we're talking hundreds of federal agents across multiple federal agencies. their goal as you guys stated was to target about 100 tren de aragua gang members in the aurora, area. the goal was derailed possibly due to leaks to the media this operation was coming. we were given access to tag along and witness all of it. >> god bless you off. send these guys to gitmo. come home safe every one. >> border czar tom homan rallying the troops ahead of a massive operation in aurora, colorado wednesday morning. several hundred federal agents from ice, hsi, dea, f.b.i., atf and cbp targeting alleged members of the venezuelan gang tren de aragua. >> you guys have hundreds of people out here. what's the goal today? >> the goal is to send a message to tda that we'll eradicate them from this country. no safe harbor, no sanctuary for them to go. >> fox news joined as one team of agents arrived at the aurora apartment complex that went viral last summer when tda gang members were seen on security video with guns. >> watch your backs. open the door. >> police, open the door. >

district court here in d.c, and a number of judges on the federal appellate court. so i have no concerns that we did. right. i think more broadly, one of the concerns i have is the independence of doj and the fbi, and that's something that all americans need to be very concerned about because as i've, you know, tried to make clear, that makes us less safe. and it doesn't protect us from the real criminals. >> thank you so much for being here for all of the service you've already done for our country. i really appreciate it. i appreciate you having the courage to speak out as well. >> thank you again. >> coming up between fire and career doj and fbi officials and dismantling government agencies, it's important to point out much of what the trump administration is doing right now appears to be flat out illegal. preet bharara is the former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. once upon a time, he was also fired by donald trump for political reasons. and he joins me in just 60s. >> light. >> it guides our every waking moment. >> what we. >> do and how we

the federal workforce is the largest employer in the nation, and federal data shows that black americanster equity in the public sector compared to the private sector, will disproportionately bear the brunt of trump's effort to cut the federal workforce. black people are more likely to be employed by state or federal government than any other demographic. according to the center for american progress analysis of 2022 data from the bureau of labor statistics, approximately 1 in 5 black workers are employed in the public sector. that's not just the federal government. that's that's at all levels of government. and that's not an accident. the history of civil rights and the civil service are actually deeply intertwined. as early as the 1840s, some government agencies began hiring black workers decades before slavery was abolished. the united states postal service was one of the earliest places that black people could find, work and climb. the ranks, and opportunities expanded significantly after the civil war. during reconstruction between 1916 and 1970, some 6 million black americans left

trump did talk about wasteful federal spending. there has been a big increase in federal employees. and there's a lot of waste in government. okay. so democrats would probably not be smart to be on the side of just defending everything. >> that's right. >> right. but but how do democrats walk that line then? >> they've got to argue for some kind of change here. but here's the thing that is going to actually change this. the courts are going to do their part. the american people have to do their part, too. we're starting to see we saw outcry in 50 states over the last couple of days. you're starting to hear people speak up about this more often. this is going to be something where the american people are going to have to put their leverage on republican legislators, because i'm not sure, even if the courts have a ruling and you tell me, even if the courts have a ruling, what happens if donald trump decides he doesn't want to abide by a judicial ruling? what's the recourse? >> nothing. that is the doomsday scenario that a lot of lawyers. >> are worried about, right? >> the doj is the

. >> i'm katie to a federal judge in boston. has put a temporary stop on president trump and elon musk's attempt to buy out the federal workforce, ruling that both the administration and the labor unions who brought the suit need more time to brief their arguments, meaning that until next hearing, the next hearing, which is, by the way, scheduled for monday, all employees who may have taken the buyout must be told the offer is blocked until at least next week. there are still major questions, though, about what's going to happen after that. first and foremost, whether the offer is legal, but also, even if it is, whether the government has the money to fund the buyouts. after all, congress has not allocated any money for that purpose and there is still a looming fight over a shutdown. then there's the bigger question of what this will do to the functioning of the federal government, which, by the way, doesn't exist in washington, dc alone. in fact, most federal employees live outside of dc and its neighboring states of maryland a

also today, a federal judge blocked donald trump and elon musk's push to buy out federal workers after the federal workers union filed a lawsuit. and that ruling came just hours before tonight's deadline for employees to accept that deal. a court hearing on that is going to be held on monday. and in another blow to donald trump today, a federal judge, a reagan appointee, blocked donald trump's effort to end birthright citizenship, saying, quote, the fact that the government has cloaked what is effectively a constitutional amendment under the guise of an executive order is equally unconstitutional. it has become ever more apparent that two our president, the rule of law, is but an impediment to his policy goals. the rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain. there are moments in the world's history where people look back and ask, where were the lawyers? where were the judges? in these moments, the rule of law becomes especially vulnerable. i refuse to let that beacon go dark today. end quote. donald tr

the federal government can't weaponize federal funding to bully us away from that commitment to trust and security. chu said the president's order is illegal, saying mr. trump doesn't have the power to cut those funds or the power to tell cities they must assist in federal immigration actions. one neighbor we spoke with was just hearing about the legal action, but told us they don't believe the country should be spending so much money on deportation. you know, because they came here and they should be able to stay here. you know, the city attorney's office says there's a lot at stake here, noting that san francisco receives about $3.1 billion in federal funding that helps pay for a broad range of programs, from health care to infrastructure. san francisco on our own, we receive billions of dollars of federal funding. this would be catastrophic to our city, to the services that we need to provide to our community. the group also noted it's not the first time they've had to fight this fight. during the first trump administration, san francisco and santa clara sued the federal goverernme

on top of that, he now has access to every american who has received federal money or paid into the federal government, with all the social security numbers and bank accounts and we don't even know if it's secure. i just want to tell republicans, for those who voted for him and disagree with this, please go t- [inaudible] put your zip code in and call your representatives and tell them this is not right. my personal information is no longer secure. host: all right, amanda, and this is in heyward, wisconsin, independent line. rick, you're next. caller: hi, good morning. thanks for taking my call. i fully support this doge effort. i think we have to start somewhere. i don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, democrat, republican, whatever. the first caller was awol, if you ask me. don't we need to start somewhere? exactly what it says, department of government efficiency. that's why we have so many problems in the country because we're inefficient. i was for vivek, also, and unfortunately he got put in the back seat or something and now wants to run for governor, whatever. he's a very smart man.

forge ahead with their plans to shrink the federal workforce.fer was presented to more than 2 million federal workers, and a senior administration official told nbc news that more than 60,000 federal workers have accepted it as of thursday, shortly before the court issued that pause. but meanwhile, the administration has taken a number of other bold steps in its attempt to upend every facet of the government. consider these recent changes. earlier in the week, more than 1000 environmental protection agency employees were informed that they could be fired immediately, which a spokesperson said was part of the agency's effort to, quote, create a more effective and efficient federal government. end quote. additionally, it also placed 168 workers on administrative leave after it announced plans to shutter the agency's office of environmental justice and external civil rights, which worked to address how pollution and other environmental factors have affected communities of color, as well as low income and rural communities. even more ambitious, howe

meantime federal judge moving the deadline for federal workers, you consider trump's buyout offer, if the money is approved by congress, we will have more on that and moments that we begin in the nation's capital with the senior national correspondent, live with more on the sanction hall ceremony that has democrats, searching for sage. >> unbelievable, sometimes you have to wonder, what they are thinking when they make comments like this. the president said today he just wants to route out anti-christian bias, he said those words and in fact he was speaking at a pair of events surrounding the national prayer breakfast. the president announcing the creation of a white house faith office and the task force to be led by attorney general pam bondi to investigate the targeting of christians. in the u.s. and especially in the federal government. >> president donald trump: including at the doj which was terrible, the irs, the fbi, terrible. and other agencies, in addition to task force we will work to fully prosecute anti-christian violence and vandalism in our society and to move heaven on

originally exempt from the buyout offering extended to the federal work force, some 2 million federal workers have just 24 hours left to respond to their buyout offers. at least 40,000 already acc accepting. intelligence workers now facing that same deadline to decide whether to resign now or risk getting laid off in the future. a u.s. official tells abc news the cia emailed over a nonclassified system a list of new employees to the white house to comply with its review of the federal work force. the list including the first names and last initial of employees hired in the past two years. those employees still on probation or in training are easier to fire. and there is fear tonight. now the identities of those intelligence offers could be at risk. and tonight, at the justice department, the acting deputy attorney general sending a letter, calling for calm amid fears of mass firings. after requesting the fbi turn over a list of thousands of fbi agents and investigators who worked on january 6th cases involving the people who attacked the capitol and police. writing, "let me be clear,

i work for the federal government. when the communist chinese party hacked opm, no one seemed to be as outraged as they are today. i look at it personally elon musk to say he is going to save us money by looking at the government and trying to see about all the waste going on. that is a good thing. in 2014 when other countries was hacking into our government system, and for elon musk to do this i think is a good thing. let him continue to do those things because it just seems right. -- for him to do that than a communist party like china when they did that. no one seemed outraged. the media did not expose it like they are now. a friend said he is going to give out information. they seem to forget in 2014 when i was hacked and all of my information was out there. i would rather elon musk have this than the communist chinese party. nobody wants to be hacked, don't get me wrong. he seems to be genuine in his efforts. let's allow the process to go through. if he is doing something wrong, we need to get rid of it and take c

it's part of an aggressive push to shrink the federal workforce retired now for our group.ary katharine ham, josh halmes, juan williams, and josh kraushaar. you know the deal on the table millions impacted here's the fork in the road designation that is cap not in e-mail and also on the government websites of the federal workforce is expected to undergo significant near-term changes. as a result you may wish to depart the federal government on terms or provide you with sufficient time and economic security to plan for your future and josh, the ad have eight nice vacation. >> very kind, very kind. you are looking at a trump administration with four long years of what they do differently. clearly that had a mandate since the first trump administration to try to reduce the federal footprints. and now they figured out how to do it. according to the trump administration 6%, 6% of the federal workforce shows up for work on a day-to-day basis for there's not an american taxpayer anywhere in this country that thanks that is acceptable but this is a one way to remedy all of that. >>

government cannot compel state and local officials to do anything to execute federal law. so if, san francisco wants to have a policy that says nobody can assist in the federal immigration efforts, that's a sanctuary city, this case from you know 1997 says they can't make you do it. >> reporter: professor little says local jurisdictions cannot obstruct federal immigration efforts but they do not have to help. >>> all right up next, one of contra costa county's largest school districts is facing a familiar problem. a budget crisis. how it's trying to make up for low enrollment. >>> and the clean up still under way after this week's damaging storms. >>> not a lot of rain across the bay area today. but the radar replay across the last 24 hours does show the last of the lingering showers that have now quieted down this evening. getting into a dry stretch of weather that will last for the next few days. coming up in first alert weather. if you like options, you'll love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées and 5 tasty sides with a drink. oh, and nobody el

how overall are federal workers taking this in?legal recourse, and what is your experience with what is going on? >> first of all, i want to say this is unprecedented. in the federal government, usually when there is workforce restructuring, or major changes, it is a very deliberate process. the government does a lot of really really important things. that make this nation function. and make it function well. so if you're going to be doing a buyout or retirement program agencies, doing studies, they are realigning functions. they are making sure the essentials are there to get the job done. bureaucracy does not move at lightning speed, but sometime there is a reason for that. this bolt out of the blue, saying, this resignation program, is disorienting to begin with. it is unprecedented to be communicating directly with opm, and not with your agency. and to be in a situation where you're an employee and expect your supervisor or manager will have answers about what is going on, or certainly the chief human capital officer will have