Watchdogs fired by Trump raise alarms over future of independent government oversight
President Trump has fired several independent government watchdogs. They're now sharing warnings about what it could mean for ...
The Courts Just Got Rid of the Last Person Standing in the Way of Trump’s Federal Worker Purge
Hampton Dellinger remains an oddity in this current bleak iteration of the federal government—an uncaptured executive branch ...
Appeals court allows Trump to remove watchdog Hampton Dellinger for now
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove the head of an independent watchdog ...
What America is losing as President Trump fires independent government watchdogs
President Trump has fired heads of offices and agencies tasked, since Watergate, with protecting federal workers and ...
Trump's authority to fire officials questioned in court battle over NLRB seat
A judge ruled Trump’s firing of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox unlawful. The Trump administration appealed, asserting the ...
Federal watchdog removed by Trump drops his case, citing long odds of winning at Supreme Court
Special counsel Hampton Dellinger says he is dropping his lawsuit to try to keep his job after President Donald Trump fired ...
Appeals court allows Trump removal of Hampton Dellinger
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger as special counsel for now.
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Official who safeguards whistleblowers drops lawsuit protesting his firing by Trump
An appeals court had allowed the Trump administration to remove Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger while it heard his case.