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"path": "/congress/2026/04/senate-democrats-urge-supreme-court-to-hear-case-involving-fired-mspb-leader/",
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"Workforce",
"Workforce Rights/Governance",
"Angela Alsobrooks",
"Cathy Harris",
"Chris Van Hollen",
"Civil Service Reform Act",
"Donald Trump",
"Gary Peters",
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"textContent": "In a new amicus brief, Democrats argued that allowing the president to fire members of independent agencies like MSPB, without restriction, undermines the law.",
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