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The 7

Friday, February 7, 2025

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Friday briefing: Trump and federal workers; Russell Vought; NCAA transgender ban; missing Bering Air plane; Super Bowl; and more


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0:00.0

A deadline for federal workers to quit their jobs was extended.

0:06.0

The Chiefs are hoping to make Super Bowl history.

0:09.0

And the world's largest iceberg is making big moves.

0:13.0

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

0:17.0

I'm Hannah Jewell.

0:18.0

It's Friday, February 7th.

0:20.0

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:26.9

Number one. A judge paused the Trump administration's federal worker buyout program.

0:33.8

If you work for the government and were panicking before last night's deferred resignation deadline,

0:39.3

you have a couple extra days to figure it out. A reminder, deferred resignation is a program from

0:46.1

President Donald Trump and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk. It's an offer to federal workers to

0:52.3

quit now and keep their pay through September.

0:55.6

It's a legally dubious plan.

0:58.2

But as of yesterday, the Post is reporting that around 50,000 people had taken the plunge.

1:04.1

Unions representing federal workers filed a lawsuit to delay yesterday's deadline, and a judge granted a temporary pause. Workers now have until

1:13.5

the end of Monday to decide, and there will be another court hearing that afternoon. The abrupt change

1:20.1

has further plunged federal workers into limbo, and the effects of the administration's sweeping

1:25.8

cuts to government are already being felt in the private sector.

1:30.0

Some companies and nonprofits are starting to lay off workers in the wake of funding freezes.

1:35.6

Economists say there could be a wave of job losses in the coming weeks.

1:43.9

Number two. The Yays are 53, the nays are 47, the nomination is confirmed.

1:50.7

The Senate confirmed an architect of Project 2025 to a key role. You probably haven't heard of

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