President Donald Trump is reportedly reclassifying federal workers in order to circumvent their traditional firing protections. (Getty Images)
In their new category, NOAA employees would remain career staff, not political appointees, but would be expected to support the administration's agenda, an email to some NOAA staff said.
The DOE and the White House did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The NOAA declined to comment.
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U.S. District Court Judge James Bredar (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland)
The states impacted by Wednesday's ruling include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
Since Trump entered office, he has faced a slew of nationwide injunctions to halt actions of his administration. So far in his new term, the courts have hit him with roughly 15 wide-ranging orders, more than former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden received during their entire tenures.
President Donald Trump waves from his vehicle as he arrives at the Trump International Golf Club, Feb. 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich condemned the wave of injunctions as a "judicial coup d'etat" during testimony before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday.
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The former lawmaker highlighted that the vast majority of judges filing injunctions or restraining orders against Trump's executive actions have been appointed by Democrats.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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