Supreme Court allows Fed governor Lisa Cook to stay through 2026 pending January arguments, breaking from deference shown to Trump’s removal power in other independent agency cases.
Surface Transportation Board member fired in August sues Trump, claiming illegal removal ahead of $85 billion rail merger review that Trump later endorsed.
Defense Secretary Hegseth and Attorney General Bondi tour Memphis task force two days after it made 53 arrests with National Guard, vowing to ‘bulldoze the criminal element without mercy.’
Federal judge blocks Trump executive order that stripped collective bargaining rights from two-thirds of federal workers, ruling president “clearly” exceeded his authority by using national security pretext to retaliate against unions.
Multiple federal agencies send mass email to employees blaming Democrats for looming shutdown and stating “President Trump opposes a government shutdown,” marking unusual escalation in partisan messaging.
Trump strips funding from council that trains and equips 14,000 federal investigators who root out government waste, fraud and misconduct, calling watchdogs ‘corrupt.’
Federal judge rules Nevada acting U.S. attorney has no legal authority to prosecute cases after administration illegally appointed her without Senate confirmation or serving as first assistant as required by law.
EEOC closes disparate impact cases examining neutral-seeming policies that disproportionately harm protected groups, forcing workers to pursue AI bias and systemic discrimination claims in court without agency backing.
Education Department orders Minnesota to strip titles from transgender athletes and issue apology letters to competitors, threatening federal funding cuts over state policy allowing participation in girls’ sports.
White House withdraws Antoni as Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee after CNN reveals sexually degrading Harris posts and anti-gay remarks, leaving position open after Trump fired predecessor over jobs data.
