Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Firing Federal Workers Amid Shutdown

1 sourceUpdated Oct 28, 2025

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from firing federal workers during the shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, a Clinton appointee in San Francisco, extended her earlier order preventing…

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