An appeals court decided the Trump administration could fire the head of the Office of Special Counsel, granting a small victory to President Donald Trump as he takes aggressive measures to bring independent agencies in the executive branch under his purview.

In a two-page order, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court’s injunction barring the president from removing Hampton Dellinger as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.

A federal appeals court has given President Donald Trump’s administration the go-ahead to enforce a pair of controversial executive orders that seek to root out diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in federal agencies and government contractors.