A ruling in the president’s favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority.

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could expand presidential authority and upend a 90-year-old framework that shields members of independent federal agencies from being fired without cause

A U.S. appeals court on Friday said President Donald Trump had the power to fire Democratic members of two federal labor boards, a major victory in the Republican president's bid to rein in agencies meant to be independent from the White House.

Behind the arguments of the latest Supreme Court case that could dictate the authority of presidents for generations. Plus, a roundup of all the news you may have missed today.

The Trump administration’s push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court that could overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members.