Fed unions take lead in resistance to Trump’s presidential power grab
Trump actions against federal employees pushed them to the forefront of resistance against his aggressive moves to shrink government and expand his power.
As Trump pushes limits of presidential power, courts push back
The spotlight on the judiciary is brighter because the Republican-controlled Congress has essentially abdicated its role of serving as a check on the presidency. That leaves only the courts as a potential guardrail on the president's ambitions.
How Trump Is Testing the Boundaries of Presidential Power
In his first three weeks, President Trump has pushed the government’s checks and balances designed to limit executive power. Here’s a look at how the system works, what’s happening now, and when it would become a constitutional crisis.
President Trump has fired multiple government officials. Can he?
The firing of independent agency leaders could send Humphrey's Executor, which limited presidential removal power, to the Supreme Court.
President Trump's buyouts for federal employees can proceed, judge rules
The Trump administration stopped accepting signups on Wednesday for its "Fork in the Road" buyout offer after a judge lifted his hold on the program.
US Judge Allows Trump to Proceed With Government Employee Buyout
A federal judge on Wednesday allowed Donald Trump's administration to carry out its federal worker buyout program as the Republican president moves to overhaul and downsize the U.S. government, handing a setback to unions seeking to stop the plan.
Judge declines to block Trump administration's resignation offer to federal employees
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
Judge Upholds Trump's Resignation Offer to Federal Employees
U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. in Boston ruled that the labor unions lacked legal standing to challenge the program.
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Bill would give Trump power to remake government
House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee ...
There Is A Legal Path For The President To Impound Funds
A U.S. president has the authority to not spend (or impound) funds provided by Congress, but a legal procedure must be ...
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Trump Mocked for Fully Ceding Oval Office to President Elon Musk
Donald Trump secured the transfer of Marc Fogel, an American detainee in Russia, back to the United States. A U.S. official ...
How a once-fringe theory of presidential power is upending American government
These actions set up cases that could provide the conservative-dominated Supreme Court an opportunity to codify what was once ...
Trump and the 'unitary executive': The presidential power theory driving his 2nd term
President Trump's flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the power he claims to have?
Top government ethics official fired by Trump speaks out
The decision to oust David Huitema came two weeks after at least 17 inspectors general were removed from their roles.
Government watchdogs fired by President Donald Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them
Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump’s new ...
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Mass firings of federal workers begin under Trump, Musk
WASHINGTON >> Mass firings at multiple U.S. government agencies have begun as President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk accelerate their purge of America’s federal bureaucracy, union sources and ...