The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint himself chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and announced he will immediately dismiss multiple board members.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said on Thursday she received a letter from President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal.

U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said she received a letter from President Donald Trump on Thursday removing her from office. "There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it,

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.