A U.S. district judge in San Francisco had temporarily blocked large-scale federal layoffs known as "reductions in force."

Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

Handing President Donald Trump another victory, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for his administration to pursue mass federal job cuts potentially numbering in the hundreds of thousands and the restructuring of numerous agencies.