July 17, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Judge Rules FEMA Chief Financial Officer's Firing Violated Civil-Service Protections

U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff ruled on July 17, 2026 that the administration violated the law when it dismissed Mary Comans, FEMA's former chief financial officer, without following civil-service removal...

July 9, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Trump Fires All Election Assistance Commission Members Ahead of Midterms

On July 9, 2026, President Trump removed the three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the bipartisan federal agency created after the 2000 election to support state election...

June 29, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey's Executor, Expanding Presidential Removal Power

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove Federal Trade Commission members without cause, upholding President Trump's March 2025 firing of Commissioner Rebecca...