President Trump made an unprecedented move to fire two Democratic commissioners, Jocelyn Samuels and Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), on January 27, 2025, in an apparent effort introduce partisan bias into the agency’s decision making. The move also stalls policy making at the agency. Without three sitting members, the commission does not have a quorum, and the EEOC cannot move forward on any policy changes until successors are
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