A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday temporarily lifted an order deeming President Trump's firing of the Democratic-appointed chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) unlawful.

The panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the government's request for an administrative stay, meaning Trump may remove FLRA Chair Susan Grundmann from the post — for now. The FLRA resolves disputes between federal employees and the government.

In March, U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan rejected the Trump administration's

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