The Trump administration has directed NOAA to lay off approximately 1,000 workers on top of 1,300 workers that have already been l

Judge William Alsup, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, said in his order that putting workers on paid leave does nothing to fix the government services that were hurt due to the firings. He gave the Trump administration until 3 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday to explain what was going on.