In interviews, federal employees expressed dread and uncertainty over the looming deadline to tell the Trump administration whether they’ll accept a buyout — or stay on the job.

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.

The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees.

Washington had suggested Panama had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government vessels using the waterway.