The Trump administration escalates its legal battle over federal worker firings, asking the Supreme Court to block a lower judge's order.

The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.

A federal employee union has filed a complaint with the Trump administration over a policy that they say will make it more difficult for workers to obtain reasonable accommodations at work. Members of ...