Milwaukee VA employees grapple with confusion over Elon Musk directive
Milwaukee VA employees were first advised to comply with an Elon Musk directive to detail their work accomplishments, then were told it's not required.
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.

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Thousands of VA employees return to office following Trump order to end remote work
Under threat of termination, VA workers return to the office
VA employees must return to in-person work per Trump’s directive
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VA staff told to reply to Musk’s ‘What did you do last week’ email
Trump administration tells agencies they can ignore Musk order on email reply
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VA secretary: ‘We’re not cutting benefits’
Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”
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VA Secretary: DOGE layoffs will not affect veterans’ care, benefits
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Unions sue to overturn the firing of federal workers at VA and other agencies
The Latest: Federal Judge Allows Trump’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers to Continue
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided he could not grant a motion from unions representing the workers to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers
Judge denies unions' request to block mass firing of probationary employees
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VA staff told to reply to Musk's ‘What did you do last week' email
More than 2 million federal workers received an email over the weekend threatening firing if they can't justify their work performance by Monday night.
Trump Hiring Freeze Spurs Hundreds of Cuts in VA Health Research
President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze is forcing terminations at the US Department of Veterans Affairs research office, jeopardizing projects that advance treatments for cancer, drug withdrawal and more.
Trump nominee for VA's No. 2 job grilled by lawmakers over recent layoffs
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the No. 2 official in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was grilled Wednesday on Capitol Hill as the White House cleans out federal agencies, including the VA.
Unclear if Memphis VA hospital impacted by Trump, Musk federal cuts | The Week in Politics
Also in the past week, a Shelby County Commissioner filed paperwork to start a campaign for Shelby County mayor in 2026. Here's what you should know.
Thousands of Probationary Staff Fired at 9 Agencies Including VA, Education in Federal Layoffs
President Donald Trump's administration has fired around 200,000 federal employees across at least seven agencies. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
Ann Arbor VA Hospital employee reinstated after losing job in federal cuts
One Ann Arbor employee found out she was being fired after being locked out of her government accounts at that time. Now she says she's expecting an offer to return to the VA Hospital, but it will be in a different role.