Washington, May 17 -- The Trump administration on Friday requested the Supreme Court permit it to proceed immediately with its plan to lay off tens of thousands of workers across federal agencies, Politico reported.

In an emergency appeal, the administration requested the judges to lift a lower court order temporarily preventing the layoffs quickly. Trump's administration's request for Supreme Court intervention is the latest step in its mission to reduce the federal workforce. The high court has assisted the administration in its mission previously.

Earlier in April, the judges lifted a lower-court order that had halted the mass firings of probationary workers at six Cabinet departments.

The Trump administration's new appeal concerns ...