The judge said that the Office of Personnel Management had no authority to order government organizations to fire workers.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the US government to reverse mass firings that are part of Donald Trump and Elon Musk's plan to slash the government's workforce.

A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration's massive dismantling of the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump and members of his second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remodel the federal government, including making far-reaching changes to personnel. The president on Sunday named Dan Bongino, a podcaster and former Fox News host, as deputy FBI director to serve under newly confirmed Director Kash Patel.

President Donald Trump hosted a meeting at the White House with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday followed by a joint news conference. Trump told reporters that Starmer had “earned whatever they pay him” in working to convince Trump not to place tariffs on the United Kingdom,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting the White House to try to convince President Donald Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the negotiating tab