Coverage dated February 6, 2025 to February 7, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from placing 2,200 USAid workers on leave

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Forced leaves had already begun when ruling came through, as workers tried to halt dismantling of agency

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  1. The Columbian

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave.

  2. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    The Trump appointee also agreed to block an order giving overseas USAID workers just 30 days to move back to the U.S. on government expense.

  3. CBS News

    Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge said Friday that he will prevent the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for now.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Judge to block Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave at midnight (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on paid leave.

  5. Forbes

    USAID Controversy Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Putting 2,200 Staff On Leave (opens Forbes)

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    Trump has attacked the aid agency’s leadership, saying they were a “bunch of radical lunatics.”

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    Judge says he will temporarily block Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on paid leave (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    A federal judge on Friday said he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development...

  7. The Guardian

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump from placing 2,200 USAid workers on leave (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Forced leaves had already begun when ruling came through, as workers tried to halt dismantling of agency

  8. WHDH Boston

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave.U.S.

  9. The Boston Globe

    Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave and giving them 30-day deadline (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, also agreed to block an order that would have given the thousands of overseas USAID workers the administration wanted to place on abrupt administrative leave just 30 days to move families and households back to the U.S. on government expense.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Thousands begin forced leave at USAID under Trump's plan to gut the agency (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A judge was holding a hearing Friday afternoon in the lawsuit from federal workers associations, who argue that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation.

  11. Opelika-Auburn News

    Judge to temporarily block Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on leave (opens Opelika-Auburn News)

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    Federal workers associations sued, arguing the president lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation.

  12. New York Post

    Judge pauses Trump effort to cut thousands from USAID’s workforce (opens New York Post)

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    Administration officials had reportedly moved to gut the agency’s more than 10,000-person workforce by the end of the week down to just 290 or so staff...

  13. PBS NewsHour

    Trump administration temporarily blocked from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.

  14. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.

  15. Roll Call

    Federal judge orders pause on USAID administrative leave (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    A federal judge said he would temporarily order the government not to place USAID employees on administrative leave.

  16. NPR

    Judge pauses Trump order to put USAID employees on administrative leave (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees was intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on leave (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave.

  18. Time

    Judge Blocks Placing USAID Workers on Paid Leave (opens Time)

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    U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.

  19. Anchorage Daily News

    Federal judge will temporarily block Trump administration from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The judge, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.

  20. WMUR

    Federal judge blocks Trump USAID leave plan (opens WMUR)

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    A federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration's plan to place USAID employees on paid leave, questioning presidential authority.

  21. Voice of America

    US judge to temporarily block Trump from taking some steps to dismantle USAID (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Decision is announced at hearing on lawsuit filed by largest US government workers' union and association of foreign service workers

  22. NPR

    The latest on USAID: Judge pauses order putting over 2,000 USAID employees on leave (opens NPR)

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    The Trump administration plans to lay off almost all of USAID's staff of nearly 13,000. We look at where it leaves the agency, which administers and provides the majority of U.S. foreign assistance.

  23. Government Executive

    Federal judge block USAID leave notices and reinstates workers (opens Government Executive)

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    Attorneys representing the Trump administration confirmed Friday that upwards of 2,200 employees, many of whom are stationed overseas, would have been p...

  24. Latin Times

    Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Purge Of USAID Workers (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    A federal judge late Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's plan to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by halting plans to put more than 2,000 employees on leave

  25. Fox News

    Judge temporarily blocks 2,200 USAID workers from being placed on leave by midnight (opens Fox News)

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    A Trump-appointed judge said at an emergency hearing on Friday that he would put a temporary block on the administration's plan to put 2,200 USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, employees on paid leave by midnight, Fox News has learned.

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