A Green Light to Fire Federal Workers, and Trump’s Problem With Putin

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  From The New York Times, it's the headlines.

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  I'm Tracey Mumford.

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  Today's Wednesday, July 9th.

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  Here's what we're covering.

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  The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration the green light to slash the federal workforce and dismantle government agencies.

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  It's something the White House has been trying to do since February,

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  when President Trump signed an executive order calling for mass layoffs.

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  But as departments started carrying that out, legal challenges poured in,

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  with lawsuits claiming the president had overstepped, infringing on Congress's power.

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  This spring, a lower court hit pause on many of the layoffs, ruling Trump did exceed his authority.

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  But the Supreme Court has now overruled that.

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  The justices didn't weigh in on whether the specific downsizing plans are within the president's authority,

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  but they are allowing the administration to move forward for now.

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