Trump news at a glance: Court halts mass firings threatened by White House as shutdown enters third week

Federal court approves temporary injunction blocking Trump administration from mass layoffs. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 15 October

As the US government shutdown grinds into its third week, a federal court has approved a temporary injunction blocking the Trump administration from sacking thousands of federal employees.

The judge ruled the president may have exceeded his authority to try to take advantage of the shutdown.