Ellen L. Weintraub is an American attorney who has served as Commissioner (since December 9, 2002) and Chair (most recently since January 1, 2025) of the Federal Election Commission.On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump sent Weintraub a letter purporting to dismiss her from the Commission; Weintraub has described this dismissal as illegal and asserted her intent to remain in office until ...

6 hours ago · WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump has moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, but she says her termination is invalid and is refusing to step down ...

2 hours ago · President Donald Trump moved this week to fire the chair of the Federal Election Commission, Democrat Ellen Weintraub, the latest in a line of ousters of Democratic-aligned regulators across the ...

Apr 25, 2015 · Ellen L. Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) has served as a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Election Commission since 2002, having been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She has been elected to chair the Commission for 2025.

1 hour ago · Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has been ...

18 hours ago · Ellen L. Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, said on Thursday that President Trump had moved to fire her. Ms. Weintraub, who has served as a Democratic commissioner on ...

2 hours ago · President Trump dismissed Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub from service Friday, ending her tenure of more than 20 years on the independent, regulatory agency.

14 hours ago · President Trump fired Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub on Thursday in a move that the Democratic official claims is illegal.. Weintraub, who has served as an FEC commissioner ...

20 hours ago · 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 ...

20 hours ago · Federal Election Commission commissioner and chair Ellen Weintraub said Thursday evening President Trump has moved to fire her, but she indicated she won't be removed from office without a fight.. The big picture: Weintraub shared on X a copy of a letter she said was from "POTUS today purporting to remove" her from her role at the FEC. "There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners — this ...