( February 4, 2026, 10:46 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In separate orders issued approximately three weeks apart, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied rehearing requests by a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and a member of the National Labor Relations Board after their firings by President Donald J. Trump were upheld by a divided panel; both removed members had, in September 2025, unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari before judgment....