Eileen Sullivan

Washington, D.C., United States

Washington Correspondent at The New York Times

Washington Correspondent for the New York Times, former AP reporter, Villanova grad. Email me at [email protected]

Featured in: Favicon

nytimes.com Favicon

msn.com

globo.com

businessinsider.com Favicon

foxnews.com Favicon

huffpost.com Favicon

indiatimes.com (+1) Favicon

independent.co.uk Favicon

washingtonpost.com Favicon

time.com + 99 more

Articles

For Federal Workers, Musk’s Chain Saw Still Reverberates

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Eileen Sullivan

NowThe U.S. Supreme Court sharply narrowed the scope of a key environmental statute on Thursday. The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms and other infrastructure projects. The National Environmental Policy Act is considered the nation's premier …
Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump's Planned Mass Layoffs

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eileen Sullivan

A judge handed workers across a broad swath of the federal government a reprieve on Thursday night, extending her pause on President Trump's plans for vast layoffs until a case challenging them is resolved. The order, issued by Judge Susan Illston of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California, affects tens of thousands of employees at 22 agencies, including the departments of Housing and Urban Development, State, Treasury and Veterans Affairs.
Former FBI director Comey questioned over social media ‘threat’ to Trump

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Eileen Sullivan |Michael Schmidt

By Eileen Sullivan and Michael S. Schmidt May 17, 2025 — 4.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Secret Service has questioned former FBI director James Comey about a social media post he made that Trump’s cabinet officials and allies claim amounted to a call for the president’s assassination, according to a law enforcement official.
Secret Service Questions Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump

3 weeks ago | theolympian.com | Eileen Sullivan |Michael Schmidt

EDITORS NOTE: EDS: REPEATING to RECODE as a Page 1 refer. NOTE: This article first moved Thursday, May 15, at 11:58 p.m. ET.); (ART ADV: With photo. The Secret Service questioned James Comey, the former FBI director, Friday about a social media post he made that Trump's Cabinet officials and allies claimed amounted to a call for Trump's assassination, according to a law enforcement official.
Secret Service Questioning Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eileen Sullivan |Michael Schmidt

The Secret Service is questioning James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, on Friday about a social media post he made that Mr. Trump's cabinet officials and allies claimed amounted to a call for Mr. Trump's assassination, according to a law enforcement official. The Secret Service sought the interview after Mr. Comey posted a photo on Thursday of seashells on a beach forming the numbers "86 47," a phrase used by Mr. Trump's critics at protests, and on signs and clothing.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures

3 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Zach Montague |Eileen Sullivan

On March 15, a crowd of New Yorkers from across the labor movement and allies gathered at Foley Square for a march to demand the current administration to stop the federal cuts.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zach Montague |Eileen Sullivan

An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration's overhaul of the federal government. A federal judge on Friday called for a two-week pause in the Trump administration's mass layoff plans, barring two dozen agencies from moving forward with the largest phase of the president's downsizing efforts, which the judge said was illegal without Congress's authorization.
Trump Officials Weaken Rules Insulating Government Workers From Politics

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eileen Sullivan

A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board's role in policing violations. The Trump administration moved on Friday to weaken federal prohibitions on government employees showing support for President Trump while at work, embracing the notion that they should be allowed to wear campaign paraphernalia and removing an independent review board's role in policing violations.
Trump Executive Order Eases Firing of Probationary Federal Workers

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eileen Sullivan

President Trump issued an executive order on Thursday making it easier for the government to fire federal employees who are in a probationary period. Probationary government workers already have far fewer job protections than their established colleagues, and they were the Trump administration's first targets for mass firings earlier this year. At least 24,000 of those terminations have led to court-ordered reinstatements that were overturned on appeals.
Government Watchdog Drops Inquiries Into Mass Firings of Probationary Workers

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eileen Sullivan

Experts in federal employment law said the Trump administration's justifications to end the investigations were baffling at best. The independent government agency charged with protecting federal workers' rights will drop its inquiry into the more than 2,000 complaints that the Trump administration had improperly fired probationary employees, according to emailed notices received by five workers and reviewed by The New York Times.