Judges in San Francisco and Baltimore separately found legal problems with the way the mass terminations were carried out.

Most federal workers who lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration’s move to shrink the federal workforce are poised to get their jobs back. On Thursday, two federal judges ruled that the mass firings were conducted illegally and workers must be reinstated.

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers, issuing an order Thursday that probationary employees be reinstated weeks after their dismissal. The

The inventory gains in the D.C. area are not all due to people putting their homes on the market. New listings rose, but by much less than overall inventory, so the increase in overall supply is a combination of new listings and slowing buyer activity.

Few details were clear about how the sweeping cuts will be carried out, as the Trump administration prepared to work with agencies and DOGE to finalize plans.

The Trump administration is expected on Friday to move ahead with a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the U.S. federal government after agencies were told to submit large-scale downsizing plans.