Today is Friday, February 28th. We'll tell you about the latest court ruling over fired federal

workers as the Trump administration tries to bring some of them back. Also, new backlash over

the so-called Epstein files expected to shed light on a widespread sexual abuse investigation.

Plus, which celebrities will join the first all-women spaceflight in 62 years. An economic

blackout is gaining steam. And there's a busy weekend

ahead full of massive celebrations and a planet parade. Those stories and even more news to know

coming up. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast,

fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being

here. You're ready? Let's do this. President Trump's big downsizing plan might have hit a roadblock

this week. A federal judge told the White House to take back the directive that led to mass

layoffs across the government. It was a ruling in favor of a group that includes unions for federal employees.

The group had sued, saying the White House doesn't have the congressional authority to let all

these workers go. On the other side, the Trump administration says it just asked agencies to fire

employees didn't give official orders. Well, the judge sided with the group that

sued, but it's not clear what the impact will really be. At this point, agencies can still fire

workers. The ruling just says they can't do so because of a directive from the White House.

And thousands of workers are still expected to get fired today. The next hearing on this is

scheduled in a couple of weeks.

Another question with these terminations is how many workers will stay fired? Already, the Trump

administration has had to recall some workers in critical roles. For example, veterinarians

treating the bird flu outbreak, people working on the nation's nuclear weapons program, others who

manage a hydroelectric dam, and more.

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