Trump Fires Democratic Member of Federal Staff Appeals Board (1)

President Donald Trump fired Cathy Harris, a Democrat and member of the appeals board for terminated federal workers, and stripped another member of his vice-chair position.

The Merit Systems Protection Board received notice of Harris’s termination on Monday evening, agency spokesperson William Spencer said Tuesday. Trump also removed Democrat Ray Limon’s vice-chair title, but left him on the board. His term expires on March 1.

The MSPB firing adds to a running tally of independent agency leaders axed by the president—with some already bringing a legal challenge, like fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox.

Although Trump’s move ...