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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Trump can fire Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board after a lower court had them reinstated.

This year, filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, poet Jericho Brown and disability rights activist Alice Wong are among the recipients of the so-called "genius grants." Each fellow receives $800,000.

In Europe, there's now a sense of a "broken relationship" in discovering "the extent of American hostility," one French analyst says. "But like in love, there is life after a breakup."

Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Saturdays, Dec. 6 and 13, 2025 at Noon on KPBS 2. This is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, the film brings the artist’s towering achievements to life.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hampton Dellinger, who formerly led an independent watchdog agency, about his decision to drop his lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire him without cause.

It was a week that saw not only more twists in the tariffs saga but also Trump's big Hill address, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, more firings at agencies, and more. NPR keeps track, day by day.

Hampton Dellinger said he was dropping his case a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.