
US appeals court sides with Trump, clears way to fire thousands of federal workers
By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court cleared the way on Wednesday for 18 federal agencies to once again fire thousands of employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal workforce but were later reinstated by a lower-court judge in Maryland.The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the lower-court judge likely lacked t ...