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Trump wants Supreme Court to allow firing of whistleblower agency's head
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.CBS News - 3d -
Trump team wants Supreme Court to allow firing at agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers
President Trump's administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the ousting of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's leader. Hampton Dellinger oversees the agency dedicated to protecting ...CBS News - 3d -
Potential Supreme Court case involving Trump administration, whistleblower agency head
President Trump's team wants the Supreme Court to allow the firing of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. The agency is dedicated to protecting whistleblowers. CBS ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to greenlight whistleblower office firing
The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to greenlight President Trump’s firing of the head of a federal whistleblower protection office, marking the new Trump administration’s first ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration wants SCOTUS to permit firing of whistleblower agency head
The Justice Department's filing asks the conservative-majority court to lift a judge's court order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel.CBS News - 3d -
What to know about Trump effort to fire head of whistleblower agency
CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen discusses what the Office of Special Counsel is and why the Trump administration is targeting it.CBS News - 3d -
Trump appeals to Supreme Court over firing of US agency boss
The leader of an independent whistleblowing agency sued after he was fired by email this month.BBC News - 3d -
Why is Trump targeting the head of the agency that protects whistleblowers?
President Trump's administration wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on the decision to fire the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.CBS News - 2d -
Trump admin to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends
The Trump administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that ordered a government ethics watchdog reinstated to his post after he was fired by the president.NBC News - 3d -
Judge temporarily reinstates head of whistleblower office fired by Trump
A federal judge late Wednesday agreed to a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump from firing the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, keeping a key protector of whistleblowers ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court
The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump's firings put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs
President Trump has terminated the heads of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board, sparking legal challenges over their removal.CBS News - 3d -
Judge blocks Trump from firing head of US agency that investigates corruption
Ruling reinstates Hampton Dellinger to office of special counsel as president targets bureaucrats with mass layoffs. A judge blocked Donald Trump ’s attempt to fire the head of a body that ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Trump administration files first supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog
Attempt to remove head of the office of special counsel is key test of executive branch’s battle with US judiciary to reshape federal government. Donald Trump’s administration has asked the supreme ...The Guardian - 3d -
Judge temporarily reinstalls fired head of whistleblower protection office
A federal judge temporarily reinstalled the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, allowing Hampton Dellinger to return to his post after he was fired Friday by President Trump. The order from ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Trump sued after quietly firing top whistleblower protector
President Trump late Friday fired the leader of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers, a detail revealed in a Monday lawsuit from the head of the Office of the Special Counsel ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
What the head of the National Archives said about the agency before she was fired
Last September, 60 Minutes spoke with National Archives head Colleen Shogan. She was fired by President Trump on Feb. 7. Here's what she previously said about the agency's work.CBS News - 3d -
Trump orders mass firings at federal agencies
As part of his promise to slash the size of the federal bureaucracy, President Trump ordered the firings of “probationary” workers at several federal agencies. The move sparked protests in ...NBC News - 5d -
Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings
The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired Thursday, multiple news outlets reported. The firings ...The Hill - 3d -
Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court up for grabs in first battleground race of Trump's new term
Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the first major election in a battleground state since the 2024 presidential race.NBC News - 5d -
Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Power, and Musk’s Team Wants Access to I.R.S. Records
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Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court judge who battled Elon Musk
The Truth Social parent company, along with fellow right-leaning platform Rumble, accused the justice of attempted censorship.NBC News - 1d -
Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court justice who once crossed Musk
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is alleged to have been targeted for death in a plot that included former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.CNBC - 1d -
Trump fires USAID watchdog who released report on impact of agency cuts
President Trump fired the USAID inspector general one day after he released a report detailing the impact of the administration's cuts to the agency.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
Hundreds of thousands of people could potentially be affected, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.NBC News - 6d -
Trump admin tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
President Trump's administration began a mass firing of federal workers. This could impact more than 200,000 people hired within the last two years but the exact number of people who will be ...NBC News - 6d -
Latest news on Trump's efforts on Israel-Hamas war, federal agency firings
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia for diplomatic meetings as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal remains fragile. This comes as the Trump administration persists in efforts to fire ...CBS News - 3d -
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure
Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Court’s decisions.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Federal watchdogs fired by Trump urge court to reinstate them
A new lawsuit alleges that Trump's firing of inspectors general violated federal law.Politico - Feb. 12 -
Johnson: Courts should 'allow the executive and the legislative branches to work'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Monday he thinks the courts should let the Trump administration and Congress do their work as they continue their efforts to reshape the federal government. ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Senate Democrats launch portal for whistleblowers in Trump administration
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said they are launching a portal for whistleblowers to ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Barrett's recusal signals hope for rule of law at the Supreme Court
Among Trump’s three appointees, Justice Amy Coney Barrett is probably the likeliest defector.The Hill - Feb. 10 -
83 percent say president is required to follow Supreme Court rulings: Survey
Most Americans say the president is required to follow the Supreme Court’s rulings, a new survey found. The survey, released Thursday by Marquette University, found that 83 percent of respondents ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Why North Carolina's Supreme Court race remains undecided
A judicial race in North Carolina remains undecided more than three months after Election Day. The Republican candidate for the state's supreme court, Judge Jefferson Griffin, is trailing his ...CBS News - 6d -
Supreme Court approval above 50 percent for first time in years: Survey
The Supreme Court’s approval rating is now above 50 percent for the first time since early 2022, according to a survey published Thursday. The new Marquette Law School national poll found that 51 ...The Hill - 5d -
UK Supreme Court rejects chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance litigation
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What Supreme Court might say about Musk and DOGE
Federal courts are considering whether Elon Musk’s status as de facto administrator of DOGE complies with the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.ABC News - 3d -
Who Are the Acting Heads of Federal Health Agencies?
This is a MedPage Today story. As President Donald Trump's picks to lead federal health agencies await confirmation hearings, there are now acting directors in place at HHS and its key ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
CDC 'disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
The Trump administration terminated hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including fellows responsible for key public health roles, sources said.NBC News - 3d
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