A federal judge has extended her freeze on President Donald Trump’s plan for mass layoffs and reorganizations at 22 federal agencies until a lawsuit against his administration is resolved, saying the president “likely must” seek approval from Congress before carrying out such widespread changes.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday appealed a federal judge's block on mass layoffs by federal agencies, a key piece of the Republican president's plans to downsize the government.

A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday issued an injunction, blocking President Donald Trump from laying off thousands of federal employees working at more than 20 government agencies.