New York Times: Trump wants the DOJ to pay him $230 million for past investigations 
A judge temporarily blocked Trump’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers, siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.
Based on reporting by Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/15/trump-administration-shutdown-layoffs/
