Judge blocks mass firings of federal workers, orders reinstatement, Trump administration appeals, sparking legal battles and ...

The order also bans Trump’s Office of Personnel Management from advising any federal agency on which employees to fire.

Last summer, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a public health crisis, and the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act earmarked $1.4 billion in funding for a wide array of ...