Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger argues he may be fired only for misconduct. He says his termination letter cited no reason for the firing. The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 21 declined to allow the Trump administration to immediately fire Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger. This is the first time that the Supreme Court
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to intervene for now in President Trump’s bid to fire the head of the federal agency that protects whistleblowers while litigation over the removal moves forward, keeping Hampton Dellinger in his role as leader of the Office of Special Counsel for several more days. In an unsigned
SAFEGUARDING AMERICA’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER ITS ECONOMY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum to defend American companies and innovators from overseas extortion. This Administration will consider responsive actions like tariffs to combat the digital service taxes (DSTs), fines, practices, and policies that foreign governments levy on American companies. DSTs allow foreign governments to collect
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE THE SENIOR COUNSELOR TO THE PRESIDENT FOR TRADE AND MANUFACTURING SUBJECT: Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties Section 1. Purpose. In recent years, the
A nonpartisan watchdog group is suing President Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency and the DOGE administrator over the claim that DOGE is not subject to public records requests because it is shielded by the Presidential Records Act, or PRA. Under the PRA, DOGE’s records could be sealed for up to 12 years after Mr.
Trump said the United States and Ukraine could’ve talked Russia out of invading Ukraine in 2022 and could’ve started negotiations with Moscow years ago. President Donald Trump has faulted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not doing enough to end the Russia–Ukraine war sooner, and suggested the Ukrainian leader’s input isn’t necessary at every stage of
WASHINGTON—The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) over an alleged assault this week. “MPD officers were called to the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue, Southwest, around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday for the report of an assault,” the police department said in a statement to The Epoch Times on Feb.