LOADING ERROR LOADINGSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. The decision came after federal agencies on Friday started issuing layoff notices aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. The layoff notices are part of an effort by Trump’s Republican administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues. ___Follow the AP’s coverage of the federal government shutdown at https://apnews.com/hub/government-shutdown.
