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Judge Rules Trump Illegally Fired FTC Commissioner

Planned White House appeal paves the way for a Supreme Court test of the century-old for-cause removal rule.

Senate Panel Moves to Advance Trump’s Controversial Judicial Nominee Emil Bove

Federal Judges Block Permanent Appointment of Interim U.S. Attorney in Northern New York

Trump Nominates Habba for New Jersey U.S. Attorney as Senators Resist

Scrutiny Grows Over Trump Appointee’s Fitness to Lead DHS Prevention Unit as Iran Tensions Mount

Patel’s FBI Overhaul Relies on Firings and Polygraph Loyalty Tests

Judge Rejects Request to Halt Shira Perlmutter’s Dismissal, Copyright Suit Advances

Ed Martin Faces Ethics Probe as He Takes Over DOJ Weaponization Group

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Faces Backlash Over Credentials and MAHA Divisions

Trump Nominates CFPB Pick Jonathan McKernan for Treasury Role, Adding to Confirmation Uncertainty

Trump Replaces Surgeon General Nominee with Influencer Casey Means

Trump-Backed FedEx Executive Poised to Lead USPS, Raising Privatization Concerns

Anthony Tata Apologizes for Past Remarks, Pledges Apolitical Leadership at Senate Hearing

Trump Announces First Judicial Nomination of Second Term

Trump Revamps Homeland Security Council with Media and GOP Allies

Trump Removes Democratic Members from Credit Union Oversight Board

Meta Confirms Dina Powell McCormick and Patrick Collison as New Board Members

Senate Democrats Block Ed Martin’s Nomination as Criticism Mounts

Harmeet Dhillon Confirmed to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

FCC Investigation Into Disney's DEI Policies Puts ABC's Broadcast License at Risk