An appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request for an immediate stay on a lower court ruling that reinstated thousands of probationary federal employees who had been fired. A three-judge panel on the U.

Even those who have long argued that it should be easier to fire federal workers are wary of the way the White House is going about job cuts. Why it matters: The administration's fire first, ask questions later approach is embroiled in a legal battle that likely winds up at the Supreme Court.