The Trump administration’s threat of mass layoffs in response to the ongoing government shutdown received another blow on Friday when a federal judge ruled a temporary restraining order she imposed earlier this week barring firings applies to additional federal workers.

Donald Trump’s mass layoffs hit by another legal blow

The Trump administration has been using the threat of mass federal layoffs to increase pressure on Democrats in Congress.

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