White House Topples Top Officials, Union Pacts: The Brief

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP fired high-level US officials this week and nullified more union agreements with rank-and-file federal workers, part of the ongoing effort to reshape the US government to conform with his agenda.

• One of the highest profile moves was Trump’s unprecedented firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, who promptly sued. Questions about whether Trump had cause to try to push Cook out dominated an emergency hearing Friday, during which US District Judge Jia Cobb peppered lawyers for both sides but didn’t rule on Cook’s request for a temporary order blocking Trump’s effort to oust her, Erik Larson, ...