Oct 28, 2025 - Business

Trump indefinitely barred from firing federal workers during shutdown

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  WASHINGTON, DC October 23: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to the press on the steps of the US Capitol Building on Thursday October 23, 2025. Day 23 of the US government shutdown has become the second-longest in history.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to the press on the steps of the US Capitol Building. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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