Eileen Sullivan
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I'm a reporter with the New York Times, based in Washington, DC. I'm covering the changes to the federal work force under the new administration. Please reach out to me via Signal EileenSullivan.70 or eileen.sullivan@nytimes.com
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Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights
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September 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again
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July 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, With Worsening Prospects www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, With Worsening Prospects
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June 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, With Worsening Prospects www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press
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May 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos
President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
Reinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Reinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’
More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave, according to court filings.
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March 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reinstated, but Not Back to Work: Fired Workers Linger in ‘Limbo’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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My colleague Adam Goldman, who abandoned Twitter/X but has not to date joined Bluesky, has posted on LinkedIn this memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi personally barring DOJ buildings from procuring paper straws www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
March 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My colleague Adam Goldman, who abandoned Twitter/X but has not to date joined Bluesky, has posted on LinkedIn this memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi personally barring DOJ buildings from procuring paper straws www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
Are You a Federal Worker? We Want To Hear From You. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Are You a Federal Worker? We Want To Hear From You.
The Times would like to hear about your experience as a federal worker under the second Trump administration. We may reach out about your submission, but we will not publish any part of your response ...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Trump administration on Friday forced out a handful of senior Justice Department officials, further thinning the ranks of career officials who help guide the agency, according to several people familiar with the actions.
Trump Administration Forces Out More Senior Justice Dept. Officials
The Trump administration targeted veteran career lawyers who managed pardon work, bankruptcy litigation and other legal issues in the latest wave of forced departures.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Trump administration on Friday forced out a handful of senior Justice Department officials, further thinning the ranks of career officials who help guide the agency, according to several people familiar with the actions.
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Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Friday for Stand Up for Science, a rally to protest the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to the federal work force and to federally funded science. nyti.ms/3DruZlu
March 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Friday for Stand Up for Science, a rally to protest the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to the federal work force and to federally funded science. nyti.ms/3DruZlu
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, is set to lose another 1,000 workers under the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government.
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
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March 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, is set to lose another 1,000 workers under the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government.
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A multibillion dollar dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency and several nonprofit organizations escalated on Saturday when one group sued the EPA and Citibank, seeking access to a grant it had received during the Biden administration but have been frozen under President Trump.
Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion
In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A multibillion dollar dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency and several nonprofit organizations escalated on Saturday when one group sued the EPA and Citibank, seeking access to a grant it had received during the Biden administration but have been frozen under President Trump.
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The CDC is planning to conduct a large-scale study to re-examine whether there is a connection between vaccines and autism, federal officials said Friday. Dozens of scientific studies have failed to find evidence of a link.
C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a measles outbreak, driven by low vaccination rates, widens in Texas.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The CDC is planning to conduct a large-scale study to re-examine whether there is a connection between vaccines and autism, federal officials said Friday. Dozens of scientific studies have failed to find evidence of a link.
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Elon Musk’s unusual governing arrangement with President Trump and signature slash-and-burn style has reverberated far beyond the Capitol, making even lawmakers from deep-red states begin to sweat.
Elon Musk Is Making Republicans Sweat and Giving Democrats a New Target
His unusual governing arrangement with President Trump is opening Republicans up to being yoked politically to Mr. Musk, who polls show is broadly unpopular.
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March 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Elon Musk’s unusual governing arrangement with President Trump and signature slash-and-burn style has reverberated far beyond the Capitol, making even lawmakers from deep-red states begin to sweat.
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The Secret Service shot a man near the White House early Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement officers, the agency said in a statement. President Trump was not at the White House at the time.
Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near the White House
President Trump was in Florida at the time of the episode, during which a man held a gun and a confrontation ensued, the agency said.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Secret Service shot a man near the White House early Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement officers, the agency said in a statement. President Trump was not at the White House at the time.
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The longstanding animus between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk encapsulates a key tension at the heart of the MAGA movement. It pits those like Bannon, who want Trump to carry out a more fully populist agenda, against ultrawealthy interests, epitomized by Musk, who occupy key positions in Trump’s orbit.
The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA
President Trump has made clear he wants to keep both men and their allies within his movement, but the tensions are growing.
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March 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The longstanding animus between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk encapsulates a key tension at the heart of the MAGA movement. It pits those like Bannon, who want Trump to carry out a more fully populist agenda, against ultrawealthy interests, epitomized by Musk, who occupy key positions in Trump’s orbit.
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The Trump Administration’s abrupt withdrawal of $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University cast a shadow over at least nine other campuses worried they could be next. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
March 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Trump Administration’s abrupt withdrawal of $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University cast a shadow over at least nine other campuses worried they could be next. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
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Marco Rubio was incensed. Here he was in the Cabinet Room of the White House, the secretary of state, seated beside the president and listening to attacks from the richest man in the world. Read an inside account of the explosive meeting where President Trump moved to rein in Elon Musk’s power.
Rubio and Trump Officials Clash With Elon Musk in an Explosive Meeting
Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.
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March 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Marco Rubio was incensed. Here he was in the Cabinet Room of the White House, the secretary of state, seated beside the president and listening to attacks from the richest man in the world. Read an inside account of the explosive meeting where President Trump moved to rein in Elon Musk’s power.
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Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired as Elon Musk’s government-cutting project targets the Veterans Affairs Department. “Lots of people don’t understand how important these roles are,” a hospital administrator said.
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
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March 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired as Elon Musk’s government-cutting project targets the Veterans Affairs Department. “Lots of people don’t understand how important these roles are,” a hospital administrator said.
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A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education.
Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools
More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.
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March 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education.
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Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Hundreds of readers asked about how The New York Times is reporting on President Trump and his administration. Our editors and reporters responded to some of the most common questions.
You Asked, We Answered: How The Times Is Reporting on the Trump Administration
Hundreds of readers asked about our coverage of the president. Times editors and reporters responded to some of the most common questions.
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March 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Hundreds of readers asked about how The New York Times is reporting on President Trump and his administration. Our editors and reporters responded to some of the most common questions.
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President Trump is canceling 83% of the programs run by the USAID, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday. The remaining programs would be administered by the State Department. Follow live updates.
Trump Live Updates: Markets Wobble as China Tariffs Deepen U.S. Trade War
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March 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
President Trump is canceling 83% of the programs run by the USAID, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday. The remaining programs would be administered by the State Department. Follow live updates.