Donald Trump’s Newfound ‘Cause’

Does the president’s shift in rhetoric mark a change in legal strategy as he seeks to scale back the federal bureaucracy?

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President Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Trump’s campaign to scale back the bureaucracy is bolstered by a fired federale, Hampton Dellinger, having dropped his bid to keep his job. Yet like Whac-A-Mole, other fired employees have cases popping up in court. These clashes are likely to reach the Supreme Court, which could end up deciding how much power the president has to fire federal employees. Is Mr. Trump tweaking his rationale to buttress his case in the federal courts?

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