Federal workers 'defiant' on Musk's buyout

<p>On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down the buyout offer made to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/05/trump-federal-return-to-office-telework-space/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">federal workers</a> as Elon Musk's DOGE continues to try to downsize government: What is the offer, is it legal, and what are union leaders saying? Plus, some <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/06/deferred-resignationan-program-deadline/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">breaking news on the deadline</a> for employees to decide whether to take it.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, how will cutting employees and programs affect Americans – and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/02/usaid-trump-musk/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">people around the world</a>?</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, The Post's Anna Liss-Roy joins the show to share <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/usaid-supporters-condemn-trump-crackdown/2025/02/05/3f80f6a8-856d-4c8f-a135-ff1004568422_video.html?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what federal workers told her</a> at protests outside the Office of Personnel Management.</p>