Federal judge appears likely to temporarily halt Trump's sweeping government overhaul

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Federal judge appears likely to temporarily halt Trump's sweeping government overhaul

A federal judge in San Francisco appeared ready to temporarily block the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of the federal government.U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, a Clinton appointee, held a hearing Friday in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of labor unions, nonprofits and local governments, who argue in their complaint that President Trump's efforts to \"radically restructure and dismantle the federal government\" without any authorization from Congress violate the Constitution.Illston appeared to agree with the plaintiffs, asserting in the hearing that Supreme Court precedent makes clear that while the president does have the authority to seek changes at agencies, he ..