FEC chairwoman rejects Trump’s attempt to remove her https://t.co/ILe7KvIYCi This came on the same day that two Democrats — Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) — unexpectedly stormed into House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office, challenging him over Elon Musk’s team’s access to a Treasury Department payment system.

Federal Election Commission Commissioner Ellen Weintraub declared Thursday evening that a lay-off notice she received from President Donald Trump will not be enough to remove her from her position. “Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of @FEC,