Appeals Court Keeps Block On Trump Administration's Downsizing Of The Federal Workforce
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The DOGE-led cuts remain on pause for now.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An appeals court on Friday refused to freeze a California judge’s order halting the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce, which means that DOGE-led cuts remain on pause for now.
The Republican administration had sought an emergency stay of an injunction issued by U.S. Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco in a lawsuit brought by labor unions and cities, including San Francisco and Chicago.
The judge’s order questioned whether Trump’s administration was acting lawfully in trying to pare the federal workforce.
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