Supreme Court expands Trump's power over the federal bureaucracy (opens in new tab)

(washingtonpost.com)

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> The justices allowed the president to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, striking down a nearly century-old precedent intended to insulate independent agencies from political influence by the executive.

https://archive.is/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2...

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throw0101aOP13h ago

See also perhaps article "Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power":

* https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fir...

AIUI, independent agencies that Congress creates are now no longer indepedendent.

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