Trump bid to expand power comes before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is deciding if President Trump can fire Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission and of other independent agencies.
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Trump Judges Rule He Can Fire Whoever He Wants, Whenever He Wants
An appeals court judge tore into her colleagues’ decision Friday to “pave the way for autocracy” by allowing President Donald Trump to summarily fire the Democratic members of independent federal agencies.
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's firing of FTC member in test of presidential power
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court next week weighs the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power over agencies set up by Congress to be insulated from White House control in a case that could imperil a 90-year-old legal precedent.
Black men who were fired from key transportation boards accuse Trump of a pattern of discrimination
Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration on Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders across the government.
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