Week 3 of government shutdown: 4,000 federal workers fired, judge halts further terminations. Shutdown is expected to last another 40 DAYS.

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We are now into week three of the #governmentshutdown with no end in sight. The #WhiteHouse has already fired more than 4,000 federal workers since the shutdown began.

https://abc7.com/post/democrats-say-intimidated-trumps-threats-shutdown-enters-third-week/18013375/

President Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued the emergency order after federal agencies on Friday started issuing layoff notices aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. Illston said the administration was acting without thinking through its decisions.

https://abc7.com/post/judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-administration-firing-workers-during-government-shutdown/18013304/