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A Senate committee postponed the confirmation hearing for Charlton Allen, Trump’s nominee for general counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, citing paperwork issues. The FLRA general counsel plays a crucial role in prosecuting federal labor law violations, and the delay leaves the agency’s enforcement capacity in continued uncertainty. Allen, previously nominated for another federal role, has a political consulting background and hosts a podcast titled “The Modern Federalist.”