WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the government shutdown , which has now stretched to two weeks. Two unions sued the Trump administration last month ahead of the shutdown after the White House signaled a plan to lay off workers through "reductions in force" (RIFs) at federal agencies. At a hearing on Wednesday, a federal judge in the Northern District of California grante
Judge blocks Trump's layoffs during shutdown, calling them illegal

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