Judge halts federal layoffs amid government shutdown
TL;DR
The White House is pushing to fire over 10,000 federal employees amid a government shutdown, but a judge temporarily blocked these layoffs. President Trump also issued an executive order to align agency staffing with administration priorities, amid a significant number of federal workers leaving the workforce this year.
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- White House pushes for more firings as judge blocks shutdown layoffs Axios
- Judge halts Trump’s planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful CNN
- 'Temporary relief': San Francisco judge pauses federal layoffs during shutdown SFGATE
- Judge Blocks Federal Firings During Shutdown For Now Bloomberg.com
- Trump admin federal job cuts likely to be 'north of 10,000,' Vought says CNBC
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