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Judge Blocks Vought's Federal Worker Firing Plan Amid Shutdown

10/18/2025

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Russ Vought, a MAGA-era Republican figure, proposed firing thousands of federal workers during a shutdown.
A judge has halted that plan.
Vought advocates significant federal spending cuts and defunding certain agencies.
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is accused of supporting Hamas for sending money to Gaza.
The Supreme Court may restrict provisions of the Voting Rights Act relating to race in congressional map drawing.

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Story summary

Russ Vought, a MAGA-era Republican figure, proposed firing thousands of federal workers during a shutdown.
A judge has halted that plan.
Vought advocates significant federal spending cuts and defunding certain agencies.
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is accused of supporting Hamas for sending money to Gaza.
The Supreme Court may restrict provisions of the Voting Rights Act relating to race in congressional map drawing.