A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Republican U.S. President Donald Trump from firing the Democratic chair of a U.S. agency that hears appeals by federal government employees when they are fired or disciplined.

A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful. The agency protects whistle-blowers.

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s firing of a federal workforce watchdog was illegal, paving the way for a potential Supreme Court battle over Trump’s attempt to reshape the executive branch in his image.

A U.S. judge on Saturday declared President Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power likely to be decided at the U.S.

A judge declared President Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power.

A federal judge ruled Saturday that President Donald Trump's administration had unlawfully fired the head of a federal watchdog agency and blocked his removal from the office, court documents show.