Democratic lawmakers say some of the administration's core staff should be overseen by an independent watchdog.

The Trump administration has lost approximately 60% of the court rulings against it since Inauguration Day and won 30%—while ...

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

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.

OPINION Dellinger swings for the high court fences but could strike out By tacitly ruling that temporary restraining orders are reviewable, the Supreme Court will open the door for other TROs that ...

Hampton Dellinger, a federal official who President Donald Trump attempted to fire earlier this month, seems very likely to lose a lawsuit challenging that firing … eventually.

The federal judge’s decision blocks Trump from removing Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel and sets up a likely Supreme Court battle over the president’s powers.

A brief order allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, while litigation over his firing continued.

Hampton Dellinger remains an oddity in this current bleak iteration of the federal government—an uncaptured executive branch official.

Hampton Dellinger ends his legal fight over removal by Trump, citing delays in Supreme Court ruling and concerns over agency independence ...

As the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger’s role was to get wrongfully fired civil servants back on the job—until he got fired himself.

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.