Today is Friday, February 7th. We're talking about President Trump's latest drastic plans for downsizing the federal government and how the White House is addressing what it's calling an anti-Christian bias in America.

Plus, we're talking about new changes coming to air traffic control in the wake of a deadly plane crash, how the Boy Scouts are celebrating their 115th anniversary and everything to know about the Super Bowl, from the game

to the ads, to the performances, even the Taylor Swift effect. 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 ready? Let's do this. Millions of federal workers are facing new uncertainty

over the future of their jobs. You'll remember, yesterday was the original deadline to decide

whether they wanted to resign and get paid through

September or stay on. Well, a judge is pausing that process, at least for now. Labor unions that have

sued to stop the buyout say the Trump administration doesn't have the authority or the funding

to go through with this offer. And the judge will be hearing their legal challenge on Monday.

So the judge is saying

no further action can be taken, at least until the court hears arguments. Though the Trump

administration says this just delays the deadline for federal employees to decide about the buyout

through Monday. Ultimately, it's not clear what this will actually mean. Already, more than 60,000

federal employees have accepted the buyout.

It's just one way President Trump and his allies are hoping to drastically reduce and reshape the

federal workforce. And the General Services Administration says layoffs are likely if too few employees

choose to quit through the buyout. In fact, the White House asked federal agencies to identify

any employees who received less than a fully successful performance rating in the past three

years so we can figure out who to let go. Some departments are also expanding pathways for early

retirement. Plus, we've told you about how the Trump administration working to dismantle the U.S.

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