Supreme Court Declines for Now to Let Trump Fire Agency Head

The US Supreme Court declined for now to let President Donald Trump oust the head of a federal whistleblower agency, letting the official stay in the job until at least Wednesday.

In a splintered decision, the high court declined to rule directly on Trump’s bid to lift a trial judge’s order that is keeping Hampton Dellinger in his job at the Office of Special Counsel. But the court said that order could stay in place until it expires on Wednesday, the same day the judge will hold a hearing to consider what steps to take next.

The high court decision ...