A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely halted President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash at least 4,000 employees from the federal workforce during the government shutdown.

San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s decision landed amid little progress in resolving the stalemate, which will move on Wednesday into its 29th day.

In her decision, Illston again agreed with federal employee unions that the Trump administration’s attempted layoffs must be blocked until a lawsuit moves forward challenging the moves. The order extended her previously issued injunction, due to expire Wednesday. How many of the approximately 31,000 federal workers who live on Long Island are targeted in the proposed firings has not been made available.

Tuesday's decision came as the Senate failed for

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