A federal judge said the government's explanation for firing tens of thousands of workers was a "lie" to circumvent the law.

"What they're trying to do is they're trying to cover themselves by saying it's a performance issue, which, in my mind, opens it up to possible liability for a false firing," he said. On Wednesday ...

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