Appeals court keeps block on Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal workforce
May 30, 2025
An appeals court is keeping in place a court block on the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal workforce. The order was issued Friday. The Republican administration had sought an emergency stay of a California judge’s order freezing personnel reductions and reorganizations. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said voters gave him a mandate to remake a federal government he calls bloated and expensive. But U.S. Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco said the president must get the cooperation of Congress to do so. The Trump administration has previously appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court.
