A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove the head of an independent watchdog agency who was investigating the administration’s mass firing of probationary federal employees.

Hampton Dellinger's decision to end his legal fight comes after a federal appeals court cleared the way for his firing by President Trump.

Special counsel Hampton Dellinger says he is dropping his lawsuit to try to keep his job after President Donald Trump fired him. His decision comes a day after the federal appeals court in Washington temporarily removed him from the position,

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled on Saturday that Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger can remain in his role after President Donald Trump tried to terminate him without clear cause.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington had previously ruled Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel who is responsible for protecting whistleblowers, could remain in his post pending a ruling. Jackson said in her ruling ...