Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has been removed as an FEC member. The brief letter, dated January 31, 2025, reads, “You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission.”
Elon Musk’s advisory commission, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has deployed teams within multiple federal agencies to use technology to cut costs and streamline processes. Moving at breakneck speed within the opening weeks of the second Trump administration, Musk’s engineers and advisers have accessed information technology (IT) systems in at least three federal departments.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Barry Loudermilk sent Fulton County DA employees letters Thursday requesting documents in their possession related to the Jan. 6 Committee.
Nearly all of the embattled agency’s direct-hire employees were scheduled for administrative leave at end of day Friday. WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he will issue a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that USAID employees not be placed on
A temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave is expected to affect 2,200 USAID employees. WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he will issue a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that the USAID employees not be placed on leave at 11:59 p.m.
A temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave is expected to affect 2,200 USAID employees. WASHINGTON—A federal judge issued a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that the USAID employees not be placed on leave at 11:59 p.m. Friday while legal
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts appear ready to shift focus to the Social Security Administration, which is likely to spark criticisms from Democrats similar to those in response to DOGE's moves against the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).