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Judge Blocks Trump's Mass Layoffs Amid Shutdown Crisis
10/18/2025
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- A U.S. district judge ordered President Donald Trump to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during the three-week government shutdown.
- The order followed a lawsuit by labor unions claiming the layoffs are illegal.
- Budget chief Russ Vought said more than 10,000 layoffs were expected.
- More than 688,000 federal employees are working without pay.
- Senate Democrats, including Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), urge reversal of firings and talks to end the shutdown.
