Summary
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump's administration to stop firing federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. The emergency order was issued in response to layoff notices sent to reduce the government size, which the judge and federal labor unions considered hasty and harmful without proper consideration.
Key Facts
- A federal judge in San Francisco stopped the Trump administration from firing workers during the shutdown.
- The judge said the administration's actions were not well thought out and had negative human effects.
- The American Federation of Government Employees and other unions asked for the judge's intervention.
- The shutdown began on October 1 and entered its third week.
- Democratic lawmakers want health care issues addressed in the deal to end the shutdown.
- Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson thinks the shutdown might be the longest yet.
- The administration targeted programs favored by Democrats, planning to fire over 4,100 employees.
- The unions argue the layoffs are illegal and a form of political pressure.
