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Federal workers sue Education Department over partisan shutdown emails

by The editor•6 October 2025•Posted inNPR

A person walks past the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. A lawsuit from a federal workers union argues changes to employees

Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

(Image credit: Win McNamee)

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