US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to pursue mass federal layoffs

In a brief unsigned order, the court said the Trump administration was “likely to succeed” in its argument that his directives were legally within his power.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to pursue mass government job cuts and the sweeping downsizing of numerous agencies, a decision that could lead to tens of thousands of layoffs while dramatically reshaping the federal bureaucracy.