February 18, 2025
A D.C. federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from removing the Democratic head of the Merit Systems Protection Board on Tuesday, dealing an initial blow to the administration's argument that limits on the president's power to remove agency officials are unconstitutional.
February 14, 2025
President Donald Trump has his sights set on taking down a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects certain government officials from being fired, a U.S. Department of Justice letter confirms, and he plans to leverage his prior legal victories to deliver the precedent's death knell and expand presidential power.
February 12, 2025
Former Merit Systems Protection Board Chairman Cathy Harris accused President Donald Trump in D.C. federal court of illegally removing her from her post at the agency tasked with handling appeals from federal workers, joining other federal officials suing the White House to fight their firings.