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The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it fire the head of an independent watchdog agency that investigates federal workers’ whistleblower reports.Why it matters: The case concerning the removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel is the first of what’s expected to be several appeals to the high court since President Trump regained office and moved to fire government workers in a federal workforce overhaul.The Trump administration is facing multiple lawsuits challenging the actions.Driving the news: Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris said in the filing that a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking Dellinger’s dismissal…
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Trump admin asks Supreme Court to enable firing of agency head
Rebecca Falconer
09:23
The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it fire the head of an independent watchdog agency that investigates federal workers’ whistleblower reports.Why it matters: The case concerning the removal of Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel is the first of what’s expected to be several appeals to
