A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.

After the Supreme Court allowed President Trump on Tuesday to resume firing government workers, federal employees rushed to Signal group chats and anxious phone calls, trying to figure out what it meant for them.

President Donald Trump has seized the authority to lay off federal workers and reorganize the federal government in a way that critics say no president has been able to do in more than 100 years.

A Supreme Court ruling allows the Trump administration to proceed with federal staff cuts.BI spoke with 16 government workers who said they fear job losses and impacts on essential services.It's not clear how or when government agencies will proceed with layoffs.

Employees at the United States Institute of Peace were terminated for a second time by the Trump administration, after a federal court ruling last month paved the way, according to multiple fired employees.

Attorney General Pam Bondi this week fired multiple Justice Department employees who were involved in two federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump during the Biden administration, according to several people familiar with the terminations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid retribution.

Lawmakers noted their letter comes as “recent IRS staffing challenges caused by the Trump Administration” have complicated the processing of outstanding tax refunds.

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