Trump administration fires Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan

File: U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan arrives for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C.  Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan was ousted by the Trump administration Tuesday, on President Trump’s first full day

Senate Panel Advances Nomination for Trump’s Treasury Secretary Choice

Scott Bessent inches one step closer to Treasury secretary. The Senate Finance Committee greenlit billionaire financier Scott Bessent’s nomination as President Donald Trump’s U.S. Treasury secretary. Senators voted 16–11 to approve the hedge fund manager’s nomination to head the Treasury Department. Two Democrat senators—Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)—voted in favor with all

Union Files Lawsuit Against Trump Over Ending Job Protections

Trump’s order made it easier to fire federal officials. President Donald Trump’s order removing job protections from federal officials violates federal law, according to a Jan. 20 lawsuit. Trump’s order, signed earlier on Monday, reclassifies certain employees into the same category as political appointees, thereby removing some job protections. “The President’s Executive Order is unlawful