Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated in a legal win for Trump’s effort to dramatically downsize the federal workforce.
The decision comes a day after a similar order from the Supreme Court in another lawsuit filed over mass firings.
A split panel for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of