A federal judge has allowed the head of a U.S. watchdog agency targeted for dismissal by Donald Trump to remain in his job for at least two more weeks as she considers whether the Republican president has the power to fire him.

Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower timeline.

"While administrative stays are more common in appellate courts, district courts have recognized their applicability in cases seeking emergency relief—including in this District," U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote in a minute order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as special counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.

In a scathing attack against Donald Trump, a federal judge called out the US President by dubbing him a “bull in a China shop”.

A federal judge has reinstated the head of a federal ethics agency after President Donald Trump tried to quietly fire him, marking the latest in a series of illegal terminations attempted by the Trump administration.

A judge has blocked President Donald Trump from firing the head of the federal office that investigates government corruption and protects whistleblowers. On Friday, Trump sent a one-sentence email to Hampton Dellinger,

A federal judge late Wednesday agreed to a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump from firing the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, keeping a key protector of whistleblowers in place.