
The Guardian - 3 hours 55 min ago
Court appears to be split down partisan lines in favor of historic expansion of executive power key US politics stories from 8 December 2025 The US supreme court on Monday appeared poised to back the Trump administration's argument that the president should be able to fire independent board members that for almost a century have been protected from presidential interference. The court heard arguments concerning the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member...

NBC News - 5 hours 12 min ago
The Supreme Court appeared poised to side with President Donald Trump and allow him to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause. NBC News' Lawrence Hurley breaks down why this decision is so important.

Daily Signal - 5 hours 50 min ago
Who controls the executive branch of government? For more than two hours on Monday, the Supreme Court listened to U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer and... Read More The post Majority of Justices Seem Prepared to Hold that the President Can Control the Executive Branch appeared first on The Daily Signal .

Boston Herald - 6 hours 11 min ago
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump's firing of board members.

Daily Signal - 6 hours 23 min ago
The Supreme Court’s conservative-leaning majority seems poised to scrap a 90-year precedent that has insulated the deep state for decades. Justices are weighing whether an... Read More The post Supreme Court Majority Seems Skeptical of Longstanding Deep State Protection appeared first on The Daily Signal .

Mother Jones - 6 hours 25 min ago
Oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday over the president's power to remove the commissioners of independent agencies left little doubt that its Republican-appointed justices are about to fundamentally reorder our system of government. They appear ready to eliminate most pockets of expertise and nonpartisanship that we rely on as stewards of important economic, […]...

New York Times - 6 hours 27 min ago
Up to 20 percent of students had religious exemptions from vaccines at some schools in Rockland County, N.Y., where there was a measles outbreak in 2019.

Slate - 7 hours 7 min ago
Slaughter supplies the blueprint for this very kind of corrupt regulatory retaliation.

The New Yorker - 7 hours 30 min ago
Maybe the Justices simply want to reiterate what the Court has already said or maybe not.

NBC News - 7 hours 55 min ago
In today's edition, Lawrence Hurley recaps the oral arguments for a big case at the Supreme Court regarding presidential power.

Slate - 10 hours 6 min ago
More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision prohibiting the execution of people with intellectual disabilities.

Nation Review - 10 hours 12 min ago
The Justice Department is refusing to defend the spending limits, but lower court judges who also recognize the statute's constitutional infirmity need an explicit overruling from the Supreme Court to untie their hands.

Slate - 10 hours 56 min ago
The case will be heard early next year.

Newser - 11 hours 3 min ago
The Supreme Court appeared ready on Monday to give President Trump greater authority to fire independent government officials a move that could significantly expand presidential power and erode long-standing protections against political interference. The case centers on Trump's decision to remove Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal...

Los Angeles Times - 11 hours 19 min ago
Supreme Court appears set to expand presidential power and upset nine decades of law on independent agencies.

NY Post - 11 hours 19 min ago
The court's conservative majority suggested it would overturn a 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies' board members, or leave it with only its shell intact.

The Independent - 11 hours 41 min ago
There has been a surge in book banning in public schools and public libraries in recent years in many locations around the United States...

Forbes - 11 hours 57 min ago
The court will decide whether to overturn Humphrey's Executor v. United States, a 90-year old precedent that limits presidents' power to fire some officials.

The Hill - 12 hours 15 min ago
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. It's Monday. Welcome back! This week has already started with a bang. Let's get into it. In today's issue: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Supreme Court hears major Trump case MTG's fiery 60 Minutes' interview Allred drops Texas Senate bid...

New York Times - 13 hours 15 min ago
Chief Justice John Roberts, bottom right, wrote in a 2010 opinion that the president's power generally includes "the authority to remove those who assist him in carrying out his duties."...

Boston Herald - 13 hours 27 min ago
Trump lawyers are calling for the unanimous 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor to be overturned.

New York Times - 13 hours 35 min ago
The Supreme Court will consider whether President Trump has the power to fire a leader of the Federal Trade Commission, a decision that will have profound consequences for dozens of bipartisan commissions and boards created by Congress.

The Guardian - 13 hours 59 min ago
Justice department appealed lower court's decision that Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca Slaughter US politics live latest updates The US supreme court is hearing arguments on Monday concerning the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power, with a justice department lawyer asking the justices to overrule a 90-year-old legal precedent. The justice department has appealed a lower court's decision...

New York Times - 14 hours 16 min ago
President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through.