Judge pauses Trump's effort to reduce the size of the federal government

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The temporary restraining order, in effect for two weeks, puts the president's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative on hold for 21 departments and agencies.
50% : "Each of us represents communities deeply invested in the efficiency of the federal government -- laying off federal employees and reorganizing government functions haphazardly does not achieve that.
45% : The order also includes memos issued to the same effect by the Office of Personnel Management and DOGE. Illston, appointed by President Bill Clinton, said she believes there's no statute that gives the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget, or DOGE the authority to direct other federal agencies to engage in large-scale terminations, restructuring, or elimination of itself.
19% : While thousands of federal employees working in departments and agencies across the country have been RIF'ed since Trump took office in January, the Trump administration has not made an exact number of affected employees available.

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