US Appeals Court Pauses Order Restoring Fired NCUA Officials

An order requiring the Trump administration to reinstate two credit union regulators was temporarily halted by a federal appeals court.

The two Democratic board members at the National Credit Union Administration—Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka—will effectively remain sidelined while the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit considers whether President Donald Trump had the authority to fire them.

“The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity to consider the emergency motion for stay pending appeal and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion,” ...