President Donald Trump's efforts to bring the executive under his full control would gut the FEC's longstanding independence, ...

Last month, Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, said Mr. Trump had illegally removed her as a member of the FEC.

After initially putting up a fight over her ouster by President Donald Trump, former Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub is out, and her place on the list of current commissione ...

In a letter dated January 31, 2025, President Trump informed FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub that she is "hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately.” ...

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump has moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, but she says her termination is invalid and is refusing to step down.

Democrats have asked U.S. District Judge Amir Ali for a block on President Donald Trump’s attempt to gain more power over the Federal Election ... FEC Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub, who insisted ...

President Trump’s widespread firings of federal employees has reached every level of government, but critics say his ...

“As applied to the Commission ... Ellen Weintraub earlier this month. Weintraub, who has served as an FEC commissioner since 2002, has sued the administration, saying her termination violates fe ...