The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Donald Trump's administration to pursue mass government job cuts and the sweeping downsizing of numerous agencies, a decision that could lead to tens of thousands of layoffs while dramatically reshaping the federal bureaucracy. Alex Cohen produced this report.

The justices said they were not ruling on the legality of specific firing plans but simply allowing the administration to launch such efforts while litigation continues.

The Supreme Court has issued an order allowing the Trump administration to move ahead with its plans to slash the federal workforce. Hofstra University Law Professor James Sample and Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz join Chris Jansing with reaction to the high court’s decision.