Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration's Mass Layoffs Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction, halting the Trump administration's plans to lay off thousands of government employees, in a move that aims to mitigate the devastating effects of the ongoing partial government shutdown. The ruling specifically targets the Department of Education, where nearly all of its special education workers were set to lose their jobs due to the shutdown. The judge's decision is seen as a crucial victory for thousands of workers who were facing the prospect of being furloughed or laid off without pay. As the shutdown enters its fifth week, the ruling brings some much-needed relief to federal employees struggling to make ends meet.


A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of government employees, including nearly all of the workers in the Department of Education’s special ...