Deep State Diaries
“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”
Across the country, the Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.
The Fired Student-Debt Relievers
As Donald Trump guts the Department of Education, a vastly diminished staff attempts to keep the wheels on the government’s $1.6-trillion loan portfolio.
The Government’s Rock Librarian
Her work was so quiet and fundamental—to academia and industry, all over the world—that she believed her job would be safe.
Killing the Military’s Consumer Watchdog
A unit inside the C.F.P.B. protects servicemembers and veterans from financial scams. The Trump Administration has tried to stop it.
Inside the DOGE Threat to Social Security
A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.
“We Are Considering You as Being Terminated”
Zain Shirazi, inspired by his family’s experience of post-9/11 racism, has been fighting workplace harassment for the federal government. The Trump Administration fired him.