A federal judge ... pause the Trump administration's plan to place thousands of workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave. About 2,200 USAID employees ...

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.

A federal judge on Friday cleared ... In lifting his order temporarily blocking the Trump administration order that would put thousands of USAID staffers on leave, Nichols allowed the ...

A version of the notice posted later on USAID’s website put ... judge said he was satisfied by Trump administration assurances that workers abroad would be allowed to stay in their jobs while on ...

Trump ordered a 90-day pause ... USAID aimed for 'soft power' but ended up in DOGE's crosshairs. Here's how. USAID itself has been largely dismantled, with much of its staff put on leave or ...