Fired federal employees from one government department were provided a helpline to appeal their terminations, only for it to connect to an apartment building, according to The Washington Post. The Small Business Administration provided the number for a paralegal after a round of probationary employee terminations instigated by President Donald Trump.

A Democrat who served at the U.S. agency that hears appeals by federal government employees when they are fired or disciplined has filed a lawsuit challenging Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to fire her.

The Trump administration’s move to fire thousands of federal employees could have a swift and severe impact on public services, staffers warned Friday, making it harder for veterans to get mental health care and hampering electric service to some rural residents as a beleaguered workforce struggles to cover for lost colleagues.