A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from firing Democratic members of a federal oversight board, arguing their jobs were protected.

The National Credit Union Administration expects to lose as many as 257 staff members, or more than 20% of its employees, through voluntary buyouts as part of the Trump administration’s bid to slash the federal workforce.

A federal court ruled that President Trump’s removals were illegal and arbitrary and ordered two board members reinstated.

Questions remain whether Trump can legitimately remove board members from the National Credit Union Administration, and the answers lie in the courts.

The National Credit Union Administration is facing a staffing shortage and looking for employees to perform more than one job function to meet the agency’s mandate, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg Law.

A federal judge extended on Thursday a temporary block on a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal employees, saying he needed permission from Congress before restructuring the U.