WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) - An order preventing President Trump from laying off thousands of federal employees was extended after a ruling by a federal judge.

The president expressed intentions to substantially reduce the federal workforce at the beginning of the ongoing government shutdown. A California judge suggested the effort was politically motivated. The layoff efforts have been halted indefinitely following the ruling, though Democrats remain concerned about federal employees around the country. "I've heard from a lot of federal workers on this topic," said Virginia Senator, Mark Warner. "If you do reopen government, and then Trump continues to do these what's called Reductions in Force - RIFs - or starts continuing to fire people, illegally as one court has stated, that's not in the b

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