In a letter dated January 31, 2025, President Trump informed FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub that she is "hereby removed as a ...

Amid all of Donald Trump’s power grabs over the past six weeks, one little-noticed executive order may in the long run have ...

President Trump’s widespread firings of federal employees have reached every level of government, but critics say his ...

President Donald Trump's efforts to bring the executive under his full control would gut the FEC's longstanding independence, ...

After initially putting up a fight over her ouster by President Donald Trump, former Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub is out, and her place on the list of current commissione ...

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump has moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, but she says her termination is invalid and is refusing to step down.

Three national Democratic groups are challenging an executive order requiring independent agencies to adhere to the president's interpretation of the law.

Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub has refused to leave after she says Trump illegally tried to fire her. Ron Insana, Steve Bodow, Paul Rieckhoff, and Anthony Fisher join Stephanie ...