President Donald Trump's mass firings suffered a legal setback.

We learned more details about Gene Hackman's death,

and a parade of planets will light up the skies tonight.

That's some of what we'll get to you on the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Christina Quinn in for Hannah Jewel. It's Friday, February 28th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one, a judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's mass firings of federal workers.

Thousands of federal workers have been let go since Trump returned to the White House last

month. It's part of his administration's mission to slash government spending, but the firings

hit a significant roadblock yesterday. A federal judge ruled that some terminations at agencies,

including the Defense Department, were probably illegal.

U.S. District Judge William Alsop said the Office of Personnel Management does not have the authority to hire and fire employees at an agency other than its own. He told the agency

to rescind its orders that initiated the mass firings of probationary workers across the government.

It's unclear how soon and whether the ruling might play out for employees who already have

been let go. Workers who have been fired in recent days reacted with joy to the judge's ruling,

with some trying to work out whether it could get them their jobs back.

Trump met with British Prime Minister Kier Starmor yesterday, and he has another big meeting

today. That's number two.

Starmers was the most recent in a rapid-fire stretch of White House visits from U.S. allies.

They have been reeling from Trump's embrace of

Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Sturmer used a mix of

flattery, deference, and even a royal invitation to London as he worked to keep Trump from turning on

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