Last weekend, Anna Bower started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James. Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.

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“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”

My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

The U.S. government has shut down. The Trump admin made clear its intention to use this as an opportunity to permanently reduce the size of the federal workforce. Nick Bednar looks at the legal challenges it will face if it tries to implement sweeping reductions in force.

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Reductions in Force During Shutdowns: Easier Said Than Done

Even if a lapse in appropriations justifies RIFs, the administration will struggle to lawfully carry out such RIFs.