Slaughter, Rebecca

• Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials - 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.
• Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials - President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.