A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided he could not grant a motion from unions representing the workers to temporarily block the layoffs.

USAID may resume placing employees on administrative leave as Elon Musk and DOGE try to eliminate the agency entirely.

The plan, which also involves forcing staffers posted overseas to return home, would all but dismantle the nation’s chief foreign aid agency.