Supreme Court Lets Trump Proceed With Broad Workforce Cuts

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By Greg Stohr and Zoe Tillman

July 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM UTC

Updated on

July 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM UTC

The US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump move ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the size of the federal government, lifting a court order that had blocked 19 federal departments and agencies from slashing their workforces.

Granting a Trump request over one dissent, the justices on Tuesday cleared the administration to implement Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order, which opponents say could cause hundreds of thousands of federal workers to lose their jobs. The Supreme Court decision will apply while litigation goes forward.