From PBS NewsHour.

The Trump administration on Thursday moved  to strip job protections from as many as 50,000 federal employees.

A final rule published by the Office of Personnel Management makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove those workers. Before, a president could only wield such powers over roughly 4,000 political appointees.

Agency head Scott Kupor said the new policy advances President Trump’s agenda, adding, "Those entrusted with shaping and executing policy must be accountable for results."

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