President Trump's administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts ...

About 4,100 workers have been notified of layoffs during shutdown Two unions representing government employees brought case Judge says explicit political motivation not allowed under law Oct 15 ...

The federal government shutdown entered its third week on Wednesday, after the Senate failed to advance a House-passed GOP bill to fund the government for the ninth time. With no breakthrough in ...

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs The Senate failed to advance the House-passed short-term spending bill for a ninth time today as the government shutdown stretched into a third week.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s efforts to lay off thousands of federal employees amid the government shutdown, for now. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, an appointee of ...

WSJ national political reporter Ken Thomas explains the confusion around the first round of federal layoffs and why another round may be coming. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A ...

A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from continuing government reduction in force (RIF), granting a temporary restraining order sought by labor unions that ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has surprised Democrats by scheduling a vote Thursday on advancing the $852 billion defense appropriations bill amid the government shutdown. The defense ...

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from making arrests at county courthouses. The move follows weeks of federal immigration enforcement activity and public protests in Chicago.

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The conversation heats up on social media. By Callie Holtermann Maddie Block was scrolling on social media last month when she saw a post from a New Mexico state senator about his recent trip to ...