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Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans was blocked by a federal judge just hours before he more than two million US government employees eight months’ pay to quit
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the action on Tuesday afternoon, just minutes before it was scheduled to take effect, pausing the plan for a week and setting a hearing for Monday morning. A White House official told The Independent that administration officials were still “digesting” the decision before deciding on what – if any – response to the issue.
Late on Tuesday, federal workers received an email with the subject line “A Fork in the Road” from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as his administration’s attempts to cut $1 trillion from government spending.
With a deadline of February 6, those who were willing to accept the “deferred resignation,” which would be effective immediately with pay and benefits until September 30, would simply have to reply to the email with one word: “Resign.
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