A federal judge on Tuesday extended a block that prevents the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid the nearly monthlong partial government shutdown.

A federal judge today extended a block that prevents President Donald Trump’s administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid a nearly month-long partial government shutdown.

WASHINGTON >> More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration today over its recent refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from hunger and financial hardship starting in a matter of days.

Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston on Tuesday extended a ban on the Trump administration plan to lay off thousands of employees amid the ongoing government shutdown -- a move hailed by unions representing federal workers.

With the deadline for funding SNAP benefits approaching, a group of attorneys general and governors have sued the Trump administration.

A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims that the cuts were arbitrary and politically motivated. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction that…

A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims that the cuts were arbitrary and politically motivated. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out.