A U.S. district judge in San Francisco had temporarily blocked large-scale federal layoffs known as "reductions in force."

Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

The Supreme Court opened the way for the Trump administration to continue mass layoffs in the federal workforce in an emergency ruling Tuesday. The court’s decision lifts a lower court ruling that blocked the layoffs at government agencies that President Donald Trump initiated in a February executive order.