Supreme Court gives Trump more power in ruling that could transform Washington

• The Supreme Court's conservative majority expanded presidential authority by ruling that the president can fire leaders of independent federal agencies.
• This decision, in Trump v. Slaughter, r everses a 91-year-old precedent that limited the president's power to remove certain government officials.
• The ruling could have significant implications for a dozen other independent agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
• However, in Trump v. Cook, the justices declined the president's request to allow him to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing a lack of due process.
• The court's decision to keep Cook on the board, despite expanding presidential authority in other areas, indicates some limitations, though narrowly defined.

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Supreme Court expands Trump’s powers to fire federal workers - but stops his push to remove Lisa Cook from Fed