Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Orders Thousands of Federal Workers Reinstated
Where Things Stand
"Firings reversed: A federal judge ordered the federal government to rehire thousands of employees dismissed from six agencies, saying the Trump administration’s justification for firing the probationary workers had been a “sham.” The judge directed the Treasury and the Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy and Interior departments to reinstate employees who had been improperly terminated. Read more ›
Trade fight escalates: President Trump promised to counter the European Union’s planned 50 percent retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey and other products with a 200 percent levy on E.U. wines and alcohol. Mr. Trump’s threat caused French winemakers to shudder.
Nomination pulled: Mr. Trump nixed the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hours before his confirmation hearing. Dr. Weldon, a Republican former representative, has questioned the safety of the vaccine for measles, the virus that has killed two people during the current outbreak. Read more ›
Protests: Demonstrators packed Trump Tower over the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident whom the administration wants to deport over pro-Palestinian protests. In Washington, residents protested federal layoffs and a stopgap federal spending bill that would gut the city’s budget."
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