The memo expands the Republican president’s effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has described as bloated and impediment to his agenda. Thousands of probationary employees have already been fired, and now his administration is turning its attention to career officials with civil service protection.

Some of America’s governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you

The Trump administration Wednesday ordered heads of federal departments and agencies to prepare to initiate "large-scale reductions in force" by March 13

U.S. stock indexes are drifting lower Wednesday after climbing in the morning but then running out of momentum. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in late trading after surrendering an early gain of 0.9%. It's coming off a four-day losing streak that knocked Wall Street off its all-time high.

Wall Street is once again fixated on Nvidia, as the main player in the artificial intelligence mania is set to report earnings after the bell Wednesday and give an update on demand for its semiconductors,