The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month.

The terms of the new order indicate that federal agencies will be hiring only with the approval of his political appointees.

A federal judge in California on Wednesday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off federal workers during the government shutdown, calling the move unlawful. Douglas Jackson,

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued the emergency order after federal agencies on Friday started issuing layoff notices aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. The layoff notices are part of an effort by Trump’s Republican administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

After touting the success of recent military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that killed dozens, President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday he is considering land strikes in Venezuela or elsewhere as a way of further targeting alleged shipments of illegal drugs.

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.

Harrisburg International Airport's PA system was compromised by an unauthorized user who played a recorded political message before the system was shut down for investigation.