Trump formalizes move of career federal workers into 'at will' roles

The partisan warrior named to serve as the country’s top intelligence official is part of a small circle of trusted allies who won President Donald Trump’s confidence by taking swift action against prominent Democratic critics of the president, according to three people with knowledge of Trump’s decision.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday making it easier to remove thousands of senior federal employees, prompting backlash from federal worker unions that accused the administration of attempting to politicize the civil service. The order reclassifies roughly 8,000 federal positions into a new category known as “Schedule Policy/Career,” affecting employees with significant policymaking […]

They appear to be yet another illegal power grab, one that should be challenged in court.

The head of CBS News told staff on Wednesday that the network’s decision to fire a longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent involved a breach of trust, according to an audio transcript of an editorial call reported by The New York Times. “I’m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual...