Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has ...

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 ...

This is from a couple days ago: he Federal Election Commission officially has a new chair. Democrat Shana Broussard, who was nominated to the commission in 2020 by President Donald Trump, formally ...

Ellen Weintraub is sworn in to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 22, 2019. | Carolyn Kaster/AP. By Andrew Howard 02/07/2025 12:50 PM EST.

Why Does Ellen Weintraub’s Removal Matter? Post-Weintraub ouster, the FEC now requires unanimous agreement to take any significant action—a tall order for an agency often split along party lines.

Ellen Weintraub announced that she had received a termination notice from the president—but said that wouldn’t be enough to remove her from the role. Night News Reporter Federal Election ...

Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.

Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the Federal Election Commission, said President Donald Trump was attempting to remove her from the agency. "Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me ...

President Donald Trump moved this week to fire the chair of the Federal Election Commission, Democrat Ellen Weintraub, the latest in a line of ousters of Democratic-aligned regulators across the ...