Trump’s plans dealt another blow in court as federal judge orders fired probationary employees be rehired

The Trump administration must rehire tens of thousands of probationary federal employees that were terminated from multiple agencies including the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Agriculture and Treasury, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

The ruling came after a heated hearing in which District Court Judge William Alsup criticized leaders in the Office of Personnel Management, the agency that conducted the mass firing, for failing to show up for the evidentiary hearing.

It’s the latest legal blow dealt to President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk as they attempt to drastically reduce the federal workforce in an effort to cut government spending.

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