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.

The judge's scathing order will keep a recently fired special counsel in his job for at least a few weeks more.

"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.

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 (OSC), keeping a key protector of

A federal judge has ordered the fired head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers to be reinstated while a court fight continues over his removal by President Donald Trump.

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 federal judge in Washington blocked for now President Donald Trump from removing the head of an independent US agency that protects government whistleblowers.

A federal judge has ordered Hampton Dellinger to be reinstated as head of the Office of Special Counsel while a court fight continues over his removal by President Donald Trump.

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,