The White House has fired two Democratic board members of the National Credit Union Administration, the officials said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump expanded efforts to influence independent regulatory agencies.

The removal of Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka may put other regulators at risk, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose termination, the president said Thursday, “cannot come soon enough.”

President Donald Trump has ousted Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, Democratic board members of the National Credit Union Administration, before the end of their Senate-confirmed terms in the latest example of bipartisan regulator boards being undermined in Washington.

A Democratic appointee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) who was fired by President Trump sued his administration Wednesday, claiming her termination was unlawful.  Trump fired

Former Democratic EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels sued the Trump administration claiming the president’s decision to fire her from the independent civil rights agency before the end of her term violated federal law.

A former Democratic Equal Employment Opportunity Commission commissioner fired by President Donald Trump is suing the Trump administration, claiming that her termination was unlawful. Trump fired Jocelyn Samuels,

President Donald Trump ousted two Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration Board, adding to a spate of recent firings as he continues to assert more control over independent agencies.