Associated Press
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.
19:55
THE
HEAR
This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 06.02.2025.
It displays 91 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
06.02.2025 ⇢ Day Judge Froze The Great Resignation
⌨A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked Trump's federal workers buyout program hours before its deadline, affecting 2 million employees who had until midnight to accept resignation with benefits. The order came as USAID faced widespread office closures and staff reductions.
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched her first initiatives, cutting funding to sanctuary cities and suing Illinois over immigration policies. The border czar threatened military action against Mexican cartels, while reports emerged of expanded migrant flights to Guantanamo.
Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court for its investigations of U.S. and Israeli actions. His Gaza reconstruction proposal, presented the previous day, faced increasing scrutiny for sidestepping current conflict resolution.
The administration agreed to restrict DOGE's access to Treasury payment systems following court challenges, marking a setback for Musk's involvement in government restructuring.
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched her first initiatives, cutting funding to sanctuary cities and suing Illinois over immigration policies. The border czar threatened military action against Mexican cartels, while reports emerged of expanded migrant flights to Guantanamo.
Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court for its investigations of U.S. and Israeli actions. His Gaza reconstruction proposal, presented the previous day, faced increasing scrutiny for sidestepping current conflict resolution.
The administration agreed to restrict DOGE's access to Treasury payment systems following court challenges, marking a setback for Musk's involvement in government restructuring.
06.02.2025
19:55
19:55
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
19:55
19:55
19:55
Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi took swift action on Thursday, suing Illinois and Chicago to enforce immigration law.
19:55
19:55
19:55
Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi took swift action on Thursday, suing Illinois and Chicago to enforce immigration law.
19:55
19:55
Federal employees received an offer to resign their positions and retain full pay and benefits until Sept 30.
19:55
19:55
Federal employees received an offer to resign their positions and retain full pay and benefits until Sept 30.
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
The Daily Beast
The world’s richest man had wanted to shrink the federal workforce by 20 percent with his so-called “fork in the road” offer.
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
On immigration policy, Donald Trump isn’t as radically different from Barack Obama and Joe Biden as his inflammatory rhetoric suggests. Each has built upon his predecessor’s efforts to make border militarization and mass deportations the norm.
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
Los Angeles Times
Produced and operated by L.A. Times Studios, the video stream showcases premium content, including news, entertainment, food, business, culture, lifestyle and true crime. Streaming weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT.
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
19:55
The Trump administration had given more than 2 million federal employees until today to decide whether to stay or go. A federal judge in Massachusetts has paused the effort until Monday.
19:55
19:55
New York Post
The small migrant detention center on the island is being expanded.
19:55
19:55
The New York Times
President Trump’s grandiose proposals for the enclave left out any ideas for advancing the cease-fire talks.
19:55
19:55
One America News
U.S. Vice President JD Vance reportedly has a family member who is considering following in his political footsteps, after abruptly announcing a run for mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
19:55
19:55
Politico
POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out false. Let’s set the record straight.
19:55
19:55
USAID-Funded Pandemic Research Failed To Spot COVID or Ensure Chinese Transparency
19:55
19:56
Los Angeles Times
Kathleen Smith
19:56
19:56
Los Angeles Times
Kathleen Smith
19:56
19:56
Unions representing many of the nation’s 2.3 million federal workers charge that the administration’s “unprecedented offer” violates the law.
19:56
19:56
Yahoo! News
China considers pulling plug on TikTok over Trump-brokered sale
TikTok-parent ByteDance is holding up the process, as China appears to be waiting for a "grand deal" involving trade concessions.
19:56
20:00
20:00
2 million federal employees had faced a midnight deadline to decide whether to accept the offer that sparked confusion and concern
20:00
20:01
The Washington Post
20:01
20:07⇢Judge Freezes Mass Resignation Deal
⌨The newspapers extensively cover a federal judge's temporary block of Trump's controversial buyout program for federal employees (AP, ABC, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, NPR, Washington Post, USA Today). The program, supported by Elon Musk's DOGE, had given 2 million federal workers until today to accept resignation with full benefits. In parallel, newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi launched legal action against Illinois over immigration policies (Breitbart).
20:16
20:24
The New York Times
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, and no monitoring or care.
20:24
20:24
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was temporarily denied access to specific Treasury Department payment information by a federal judge on Friday after cries from the Democrat Party erupted this week.
20:24
20:32
20:32
The New York Times
President Trump’s grandiose proposals for the enclave left out any ideas for advancing the cease-fire talks.
20:32
20:49
20:50
20:50
We actually have to have a sitting president sign a piece of paper that says, “Hey, yeah, men should not compete in women’s sports.”
20:50
20:50
Yahoo! News
Trump administration agrees to restrict DOGE access to Treasury payment system
The move comes after a group of union members and retirees filed a lawsuit alleging the access violated federal privacy laws.
20:50
21:04
21:04
Eric Reinhart
21:04
21:20
Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi took swift action on Thursday, suing Illinois and Chicago to enforce immigration law.
21:20
21:20
21:20
Mother Jones
21:20
21:20
The New York Times
A federal judge stopped, at least temporarily, the White House’s effort to get federal employees to leave their jobs by accepting delayed resignation offers.
21:20
21:20
Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of JFK, trolling political enemies in unhinged rants on social media to back progressive causes
21:20
21:20
Trump Is Flat-Out Lying About the <i>60 Minutes</i> Interview With Harris
21:20
21:28
Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has announced that he will be challenging former Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her House seat that she has held for over the past two decades.
21:28
21:28
The New York Times
President Trump’s grandiose proposals for the enclave left out any ideas for advancing the cease-fire talks.
21:28
21:36
21:36
21:37
Unions representing many of the nation’s 2.3 million federal workers charge that the administration’s “unprecedented offer” violates the law.
21:37
21:37
Yahoo! News
Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. crash had turned off a key safety system, Sen. Cruz says
Following a briefing on the incident, he told reporters the helicopter wasn't running its ADS-B advanced surveillance technology.
21:37
21:38⇢Border Czar Rattles Saber South
⌨The newspapers extensively cover multiple immigration enforcement actions: the 'border czar' threatens military action against Mexican cartels (ABC), while AG Bondi sues Illinois over sanctuary policies (Breitbart). Trump's Gaza proposal faces scrutiny for avoiding cease-fire discussions (NYTimes). The federal workers' buyout program remains frozen by court order, with unions charging it violates the law (USA Today, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN).
21:44
21:44
21:44
Los Angeles Times
Sam Adams
21:44
21:44
Yahoo! News
Key safety system was off in Army helicopter that hit jet above D.C., Sen. Cruz says
Following a briefing on the incident, he told reporters the helicopter wasn't running its ADS-B advanced surveillance technology.
21:44
21:52
Yahoo! News
Trump administration agrees to restrict DOGE access to Treasury payment system
The move comes after a group of union members and retirees filed a lawsuit alleging the access violated federal privacy laws.
21:52
22:08
22:23
22:23
Ambassador Ric Grenell told federal, state, and local leaders that he would not tolerate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) criteria slowing down the process of cleaning up and rebuilding after L.A. fires.
22:23
22:24
The Daily Beast
Marko Elez, 25, resigned from the department amid growing inquiries over eugenics and racism claims.
22:24
22:32
22:32
22:40
22:40
The Daily Beast
Marko Elez, 25, posted “I was racist before it was cool” on his DOGE boss Elon Musk’s platform—then got access to top secret Treasury systems.
22:40
22:40
22:40
Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel as USAID staff in the U.S. and overseas rush to rapidly close missions and leave jobs by midnight Friday.
22:40
22:40
Yahoo! News
China considers pulling plug on TikTok over Trump-brokered sale
TikTok-parent ByteDance is holding up the process, as China appears to be waiting for a "grand deal" involving trade concessions.
22:40
22:56
22:56
22:56
Yahoo! News
Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. crash had turned off a key safety system, Sen. Cruz says
Following a briefing on the incident, he told reporters the helicopter wasn't running its ADS-B advanced surveillance technology.
22:56
23:04
23:04
One America News
Escaped male prisoners set fire to a female wing of a prison in Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, last week—raping and killing 165 female inmates, according to a United Nations spokesperson who highlighted the tragedy on Wednesday.
23:04
23:04
Wasteful FEMA Spending Topped $9 Billion During the Pandemic
23:04
23:12
23:20
Federal employees received an offer to resign their positions and retain full pay and benefits until Sept 30.
23:20
23:28
23:28
23:30⇢Trump Sanctions The Hague
⌨The newspapers cover multiple developments: Trump's sanctions on the International Criminal Court for targeting US and Israel (NBC, Common Dreams), while NCAA changes policy to limit women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth (Boston Globe). A judge blocks Trump's federal worker buyout program hours before deadline (CNN, CBS, Newsweek). USAID faces rapid mission closures as Secretary Rubio approves minimal essential personnel (NPR).
23:44
The Trump administration's objective is to send groups of unauthorized migrants from the U.S. mainland to Guantanamo each day, using military aircraft to airlift and relocate detainees.
23:44
23:51
Associated Press
President Donald Trump‘s administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S.
23:51
23:52
23:52
Already unlikely, the prospects for creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel could vanish if the U.S. takes over Gaza, as President Trump proposes.
23:52