Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge rules Trump's firing of watchdog was unlawful

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  Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules

  President Donald Trump's effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was "unlawful," a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.
  
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• Judge rules that Trump's firing of whistleblower office chief was unlawful

  Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Trump last month after he was fired.
  
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  Trump 2nd term live updates: Dan Bongino named as deputy FBI director

  President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and make sweeping changes.
  
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  Trump 2nd term live updates: President 'only person' who can end Ukraine war: Gabbard

  The second administration of President Donald Trump has continued its efforts to remake the federal government and implement "America First" policies.
  
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  Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause

  A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful. The agency protects whistle-blowers.
  
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  Trump’s firing of watchdog agency chief illegal and would give ‘license to bully officials’, judge rules

  Case is seen as early test of scope of presidential authority as Trump seeks to rein in federal agencies’ independence. A US judge on Saturday declared president Donald Trump’s firing of the head ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d
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  Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules

  A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was unlawful.  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled in ...
  
  The Hill - 1d
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  Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

  US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’. The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, ...
  
  The Guardian - Feb. 20
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  How a former Trump staffer predicts the president's 2nd term will go

  Author and retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman discusses his new book, "The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine."
  
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