Democrat Gwynne Wilcox, whose term was supposed to run through August 2028, said her unprecedented firing violates Supreme Court precedent.
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.
Donald Trump is testing the limits of his power yet again—this time with the firing of multiple people on the National Labor Relations Board.
Robert F. Kennedy’s first confirmation hearing Wednesday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was quickly interrupted by protesters over the Trump nominee’s vaccine positions. During his opening remarks, Kennedy said under oath that he is “not anti-vaccine”—but people standing in the back of the room weren’t convinced.
Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence had a particularly controversial trip to the Middle East that members of Hezbollah discussed.
On Tuesday, the president announced that he’d be giving federal workers a choice: return to the office full-time or quit with a buyout and severance pay through September 30. This is part of his effort to revamp the federal bureaucracy in his own image, and with his own supporters.
Tim Kaine has a warning for any federal workers considering Trump’s buyout offer: It’s a scam.
His stances, which include unscientific beliefs that AIDS is not caused by HIV and that a large number of vaccines should be stripped from the market, could have major impacts on the agency designed to protect America’s health,
While the decision to fire General Counsel Abruzzo was criticized by Democrats and labor leaders, the President’s right to fire the NLRB General Counsel were upheld by the 9 th U.S. Circuit Courts in 2023 after President Biden fired General Counsel Peter Robb, appointed by Trump during his first term.
In another late-night firing, President Trump removed Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board—a move she called "unprecedented and illegal." Because it already had vacancies, the board now lacks a quorum and cannot issue decisions.
The newest benchmark for the conservative party under that banner is, apparently, allowing people to attack and shutter health care clinics providing abortion services. Republican lawmakers held a private meeting with anti-abortion activists,
The first foreign leader to visit President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term will be wanted for war crimes.