The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts to all federal employees — one of several sweeping changes implemented by President Donald Trump in the first days of his second administration. Here's what to know.

"It is blatantly unconstitutional," one senator says as agencies grapple with pausing nearly all grants and loan programs.

The buyout offer to those who do not want to return to the office is part of the president's plan to shrink the US government.

The Trump administration is offering buyouts to federal workers as part of an effort to downsize the government. An email reportedly sent to millions of employees Tuesday is offering to buy them out if they resign by next Thursday. Those who choose to leave will receive about eight months of pay.

Heads of federal agencies turned Trump’s executive orders into mandates to cut communication with outside parties, halt most foreign aid, and pause legal filings.

Donald Trump's administration paused federal assistance programs in order to ensure they align with his policies and spending goals

In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

President Donald Trump is overwhelming the political system in his drive to bend the US government to his will, plunging broad swaths of the federal bureaucracy into chaos while leaving the opposition snowed under by the sheer scope of his efforts.