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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday fired more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers who brought two criminal cases against him, an official said, as the Republican moves swiftly to exert greater control over the department.

They returned under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, walking for hours to reach the bombed-out landscape.

The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration.

Today, in response to reports that President Trump will be offering buyout to all federal employees who don’t want to return to the office, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:

“The number of civil servants hasn’t meaningfully changed since 1970, but there are more Americans than ever who rely on government services. Purging the federal government of dedicated career federal employees will have vast, unintended consequences that will cause chaos for the Americans who depend on a functioning federal government. This offer should not be viewed as voluntary. Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration’s goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to.”

One Chicago alderman is raising questions about how federal agents are handling their mission of mass deportations under President Donald Trump’s new administration.

Phil McGraw posted video of himself on a ride-along as immigration authorities stepped up enforcement actions across the U.S.