{"id":11817,"date":"2025-07-09T09:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11817"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:36:26","slug":"supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-trumps-plans-to-downsize-the-federal-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11817","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court clears the way for Trump\u2019s plans to downsize the federal workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump\u2019s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.png 561w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The court said in an unsigned order that no specific cuts were in front of the justices, only an executive order issued by Trump and an administration directive for agencies to undertake job reductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenting vote, accusing her colleagues of a \u201cdemonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President\u2019s legally dubious actions in an emergency posture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson warned of enormous real-world consequences. \u201cThis executive action promises mass employee terminations, widespread cancellation of federal programs and services, and the dismantling of much of the Federal Government as Congress has created it,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The high court action continued a remarkable winning streak for Trump, who the justices have allowed to move forward with significant parts of his plan to remake the federal government. The Supreme Court\u2019s intervention so far has been on the frequent emergency appeals the Justice Department has filed objecting to lower-court rulings as improperly intruding on presidential authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Republican president has repeatedly said voters gave him a mandate for the work, and he tapped billionaire ally Elon Musk to lead the charge through DOGE. Musk recently left his role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court ruling is another definitive victory for the President and his administration. 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