A federal judge has indefinitely stopped the Trump administration from firing federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction that banned the layoffs while a lawsuit filed by the federal employee unions challenging the layoffs is pending.

The food drive comes as some federal employees who have missed one full paycheck and a partial paycheck during the shutdown are tightening their belts.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said she found some accounts from impacted federal employees “very affecting.”

The FBI continues dismissing agents tied to Trump’s 2020 election investigation, sparking backlash over political pressure and internal chaos.

A U.S. federal judge has extended an injunction preventing the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers, temporarily stymieing the White House’s latest attempt to shrink the government’s workforce.

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

The company previously faced a series of lawsuits alleging that its DEI programs discriminated against White male employees.

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.

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees amid the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday preventing the administration from carrying out any further layoffs while a broader lawsuit brought by federal unions proceeds.