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Supreme Court appears poised to vastly expand presidential powers

At issue is whether President Trump can fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whom Trump appointed in 2018, during his first term, to fill a Democratic seat on the Federal Trade Commission.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president’s power over independent agencies.

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