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Last Update2025-09-04
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Event Overview
Highlights tensions between executive authority and independent regulatory bodies, with potential implications for the separation of powers and administrative autonomy. Raises questions about the balance of political influence in federal agencies and the legal frameworks safeguarding official tenure. Exemplifies legal contestation over presidential power to remove protected officials, reflecting ongoing struggles over the extent of White House control in U.S. governance structures.
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Trump Requests Supreme Court to Allow Firing of FTC Democratic Member
U.S. President Donald Trump has requested the Supreme Court to permit him to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the last remaining Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This action could challenge a 1935 ruling that protects certain senior officials from being dismissed at will and might increase the White House's control over national regulatory bodies. Although an appeals court has already reinstated Slaughter, the government is asking the Supreme Court to immediately remove her and to conduct a full review.