Politics Oct 22 Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed By Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Aug 02 Watchdog agency investigates ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-candidate Donald Trump before his election to the White… By Darlene Superville, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head fired by Trump as legal battle continues The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the Trump administration in allowing the immediate removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel while the court battle continues. Dellinger is likely to… By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Mar 02 Judge rules Trump’s bid to oust head of whistleblower agency was unlawful The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Feb 21 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of whistleblower office The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Feb 18 Supreme Court should keep head of whistleblower agency in place, lawyers say in reply to Trump By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The legal fight over the administration's move to oust Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel is the first to reach the Supreme Court of an anticipated steady stream of pleas from lawyers for President Donald… Continue reading