A federal judge paused Thursday’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer while more proceedings on the program’s legality play out.

Civil servants are facing increasing pressure to leave their jobs as a deadline approaches to take a deal offered by the Trump administration. The offer, which expires at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, is part of President Trump’s campaign to drastically cut the size of the federal government.

President Donald Trump spoke out at the Nation’s Capital for the National Prayer Breakfast, as he and his administration moved forward on several government overhaul actions. FOX 5 NY’s Linda Schmidt explains there’s millions of federal employees facing a looming deadline tonight.

The Trump administration had given more than 2 million federal employees until today to decide whether to stay or go. A federal judge in Massachusetts has paused the effort until Monday.

The Trump administration has given more than 2 million federal employees until Thursday to decide whether to stay or go. A last-minute court hearing may throw a wrench into the administration's plans.

A judge has temporarily blocked the deadline for federal employees to accept the "deferred resignation" program. This comes as a second judge rules on President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

Thursday was supposed to be decision day. But then a federal judge suspended Trump's buyouts for workers until at least Monday.

A federal judge on Thursday pushed back to Monday a deadline for U.S. government employees to opt into the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program offering workers nearly eight months of pay and benefits to leave their jobs.