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Trump administration briefing: Judge reinstates some fired workers, more tariff threats on EU

Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, 14 February 2025, in Washington. On 13 March a federal judge in California has granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers at federal agencies as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees.
Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, 14 February 2025, in Washington. On 13 March a federal judge in California has granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers at federal agencies as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

A federal judge in California has granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers at federal agencies as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees.

The ruling by the judge William H Alsup applies to fired probationary employees at the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and the Department of the Treasury.

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