James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com
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The Trump administration suffered a legal blow on Friday when an appeals court refused to halt an injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston of California that blocked sweeping federal employment cuts overseen by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In a 2-1 ruling the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded the decision would have a dramatic impact on a range of government services including veteran health care and food safety inspections and concluded it should remain on hold whilst the lawsuit continues.
President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the rain after landing on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, May 30, 2025, after traveling to Pennsylvania to visit a US Steel plant…. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the rain after landing on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, May 30, 2025, after traveling to Pennsylvania to visit a US Steel plant.
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The case had initially been brought by a coalition of cities, including Chicago and San Francisco, labor unions and campaign group Democracy Forward.
Illston’s initial order instructed the government to halt a workforce executive order on employment cuts issued in February and a subsequent memo to this end from DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management.
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