Judge blocks Trump admin. layoffs, calling them illegal as government shutdown continues

And you know all those layoffs we've been talking about, these federal workers getting fired permanently since Friday during the shutdown. Set back now on that for the Trump administration because in just the last few hours, a federal judge has stopped those firings for now saying they are not legal. So that's where things stand as of tonight, as of Wednesday night.That's after, remember, a couple of unions sued last month over that so-called riff plan. RIFFs, that's DC speak for reductions in force. So, th ...