Overview

• The Supreme Court lifted nationwide injunctions blocking reduction-in-force orders and Education Department firings, enabling agencies to move forward with mass layoffs.
• The State Department unveiled cuts affecting more than 1,300 civil and foreign service staff under waivers that halve required notification to 30 days.
• Education Department terminations of about 1,400 workers resumed after the justices stayed a lower court’s reinstatement order.
• Unions and Democratic lawmakers have vowed to contest each agency’s RIF plan in court, warning that rapid cuts could cripple essential services.
• District courts continue to consider the core question of whether the administration’s sweeping reorganization exceeds presidential authority.