Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC head

Trump renews request for justices to allow firing of OSC headThe Trump administration on Wednesday reiterated its request for the Supreme Court to lift an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. Last…

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Chief justice pauses order for Trump to pay $2 billion in foreign-aid funding

Chief justice pauses order for Trump to pay $2 billion in foreign-aid fundingChief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday night temporarily froze an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would have required the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid reimbursements for work that has already been done. In a brief order issued…

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