Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to halt a judicial order blocking mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, part of the Republican president's campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government.

Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let his executive order enabling mass federal layoffs proceed after lower courts blocked it.

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court order blocking mass firings at federal agencies. Administration attorneys filed an emergency appeal Monday of an order last week by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that kept on hold Trump's sweeping reductions in force as part of his plans to dramatically reshape

In another hit to the gaming industry, studio People Can Fly has announced layoffs and the cancellation of two key projects.

People Can Fly, the developer of Outriders, announced that its cancelling two games and laying off staff due to an issue with one of its publishers.

People Can Fly has announced it has cancelled two in-development projects and will undergo a round of layoffs. “Today we made the very difficult decision to suspend the development of project Gemini and project Bifrost,