Ex-Federal Workers Say Reductions Were 'Political' Firings

By Rose Krebs ( February 17, 2026, 3:04 PM EST) -- A group of more than 140 ex-federal employees has sued the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies in Maryland federal court, challenging the Trump administration's use of "reductions in force" to make what they contend are politically motivated firings....

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