A federal judge in Washington, D.C. dismissed two lawsuits on Friday aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s dismantling ...

At the time, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols — a Trump appointee — issued a temporary restraining order to halt the layoffs, citing safety concerns. He extended that pause briefly on February 13, ...

The judge, Carl Nichols of the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia, did not postpone that later ban.