Judge pauses Trump order to put USAID employees on administrative leave

The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees was intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.

Judge pauses Trump order to put USAID employees on administrative leave
On February 7, a worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters in Washington, D.C.  The Trump administration has targeted with agency with a series of orders that have put its programs and employees in limbo.

The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees was intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.

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