White House says some employees were fired by mistake

A federal judge in Boston has denied a request to issue a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's plan to offer a buyout to federal employees.

U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. also dissolved his temporary restraining order, allowing the policy to move forward.

The judge said he denied the request to block the buyout offer because the federal unions that brought the case lack standing to sue and because the district court lacks jurisdiction to review the case.

According to O'Toole, the federal unions that challenged the policy are not directly affected by the buyout offer. Rather, they are subject to collateral impacts, such a reduction in union membership and needing to answer their members' questions about the policy.

The judge did not include any interpretation about how the buyout deadline is affected in his order.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

As Attorney General Pam Bondi delivered heated remarks announcing a new lawsuit against New York and its top officials, claiming they were resisting federal efforts to enforce the nation's immigration laws, she said, "This is a new DOJ."

"We sued Illinois," she added. "New York did not listen. Now you're next."

-ABC News' Pierre Thomas and Alexander Mallin

The Justice Department is taking legal action against the state of New York and Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday, over its alleged resistance to supporting the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.

It is not clear what action the department is specifically taking. Bondi said in her remarks that the DOJ is "filing charges" against the state and its top officials, though she clarified the department is filing suit over the state's "green-light laws."

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin

When asked if he wants the Department of Education closed, Trump responded emphatically, "oh, I’d like it to be closed immediately."

"Look, the Department of Education's a big con job," he added, arguing that he wants to break up the department in sections among the states and criticizing employees for working remotely or working multiple jobs.