A federal judge has issued a temporary halt to the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate thousands of government positions, including nearly all staff in a key Department of Education program. The ruling comes as part of a legal challenge arguing the mass layoffs violate federal hiring protections and due process for affected employees. Legal experts suggest the decision could delay or reshape the administration’s workforce reduction efforts while the case proceeds. The move underscores ongoing disputes over executive authority in federal hiring and workforce management.


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 ...