A federal judge on Friday issued a temporary pause on the Trump administration’s plans to restructure government agencies and cut tens of thousands of federal workers.

A judge in California temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government.

An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal government.

A federal judge ruled that Trump "likely must request Congressional cooperation to order" such a reduction in federal staffing.

A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce.

In an executive order in February, Trump called for a “critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy” and directed agencies to cull workers who are not deemed essential.