🚨Senior federal officials are privately warning against firings during a government shutdown, saying the strategy may violate appropriations law. Trump & top aides have threatened mass firings if the Dems don't budge. Scoop, with @hannahnatanson.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: Inside Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in D.C. 
Trump long had a playbook for such a move and had new motivation after a former aide was injured in an attempted carjacking. Lots of new details, w/ ⁦‪Matt Viser and Perry Stein www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

As Trump focuses on crime in DC, I hope you will read this story about a Senate staffer targeted in a random stabbing. Phillip Todd, a GOP aide to Rand Paul, survived — then struggled to square his faith & his party’s response to violence. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

NEW: Trump officials who felt sidelined on liberal campuses are spearheading a federal crackdown on DEI at their own alma maters. A deep dive into the people and power behind the push to change Harvard and UVA among others www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

President Trump just now vowed to "have troops everywhere" and said he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to counter protests. Asked how he would determine what qualifies as an insurrection, he said: "The bar is what I think it is."

🚨Trump has posted ~ 2,262 times to Truth Social since his inauguration, more than 3X the number of tweets he sent during the same period of his first term. A new look inside the president’s social media habits, with @drewharwell.com @ence.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

✏️Trump and Musk have used pencils to argue about tariffs. So I went to the last American pencil factory in a town once known as "Pencil City" to see what its workers think. The area is deeply Republican. Here is my dispatch, hope you will read: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Today is my first day on @washingtonpost.com's White House team, a dream job at my hometown paper. A big thank you to WaPo's Local desk, the section that shaped me & does crucial work. Who should I meet? Where should I start? My Signal is 202-412-9091. www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/04/2...

“Within the federal workforce, it is unclear what the email responses are being used for, if anything. There was never a central strategy for how to handle the replies, an email obtained by The Post shows.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @faizsays.bsky.social @emilydavies.bsky.social

Trump voters within the federal government (38% of feds) are torn about DOGE cuts, according to in-depth interviews by @emilydavies.bsky.social “The individuals who were let go were of high, high quality,” said one Treasury Dept. employee in Idaho www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Scoop: Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies. Officials stressed the estimates were subject to change. If you have more information, my Signal is 202-412-9091. W/ @jeffstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

She hoped Trump’s victory would change her life, but not like this. I spent days with Ryleigh Cooper, a federal worker who lives in rural Michigan. Please read her story. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

People’s reactions to these stories tend to be of the leopards-eating-faces variety but this is a great piece of reporting in part about how voters very disconnected from politics make their choices. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And we’re back! It’s Monday and @waytooearly.bsky.social is kicking your week off with: ☀️ @nancyayoussef.bsky.social ☕️ @emilydavies.bsky.social 🌞 @lmchervinsky.bsky.social 🌅 Brendan Buck You up? We want to know why. Email [email protected]. #WayTooEarly

Elon Musk’s team has started laying off federal workers all across the government, @emilydavies.bsky.social, @jeffstein.bsky.social, @hannahnatanson.bsky.social, @lisarein.bsky.social and @tonyromm.bsky.social report

SCOOP: Trump is expected to issue executive order targeting D.C. crime, homeless encampments and graffiti. Early drafts have also focused on home rule and protecting national monuments. More here, w/ @hsu_spencer: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Signal groups, spoon emojis, barricades inside office buildings. As Trump wages war against the federal bureaucracy, some workers fight back. STORY from me: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEWS: Layoffs across federal government are "likely" if not enough workers take deferred resignation offer, internal email warns. A supervisor in a division taken over by Elon Musk told staff to prepare for deep cuts. From @faizsays and me: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Hi everyone, this is Emily Davies with the Washington Post. I cover the federal workforce. I’m hearing a lot about small (and large) acts of resistance from inside the government; I’m eager to hear from those of you finding your lines in the sand. We can talk securely and anonymously on Signal.

Wild, wild reporting from @faizsays.bsky.social, @jeffstein.bsky.social & @emilydavies.bsky.social.

Breaking: White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion via @jeffstein.bsky.social @jacobbogage.bsky.social @emilydavies.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

🚨Federal workers fear job cuts, in-office mandates under Trump orders. If you are a federal worker, I'd love to hear from you. Reach me on Signal at 202-412-9091. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

They planned Christmas Eve at church. He died at work the day before. w/ @emilydavies.bsky.social wapo.st/3BLPuIH

They planned to spend Christmas Eve together at the church where they got married seven years ago. But now Melva Bonilla was standing on a street corner, and her husband was trapped under the rubble of a nearby building. A tragic story: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Congress has awarded D.C. $90 million to fund federal activities, a historic sum. The allocation is yet another strategic victory in a historic day for D.C. Mayor Bowser, who in the wee hours of Saturday secured control of the decrepit RFK Stadium. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

For fans at the Army-Navy game, it’s about football, not Trump. Among even the most ardent supporters of Trump and his nominees, the show inside the President-elect’s box couldn’t hold a candle to the game. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Rep. Flood has introduced a bill that may decrease federal funding for a program offering discounted college tuition to D.C. students. The bill is unlikely to become law but could spell trouble for the D.C. program, one of many on the GOP chopping block. flood.house.gov/media/press-...

Bowser, GOP lawmakers forge unlikely alliance over return-to-office mandate. The approach previewed a strategy the Bowser administration has been honing behind the scenes for months. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

🚨D.C. Council quietly renamed bills to avoid scrutiny from Trump, Congress. While many lawmakers didn’t want to discuss the strategy publicly, some did when asked directly about the changes. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Excited to share that I will now be covering the impact of the Trump administration and the federal government on the D.C. area. I have loved my time on our Local criminal justice team. Can't wait to get started on this new beat. www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/12/0...