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A majority of justices on the Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to let President Trump fire a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member without cause, significantly limiting the independence of ...

Washington — President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday, when the justices convene to hear a case ...

The Supreme Court on Monday signaled it may be ready to overturn a 90-year-old precedent that limits a president’s power to fire members of independent federal agencies, as the conservative justices ...

The Supreme Court on Monday morning signaled that it was likely to strike down a federal law that restricts the president’s ability to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission. During two and a ...

Dec. 8 (UPI) --The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday about President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter in a case that could upend 90 years of ...

The case could effectively end the independence of bipartisan agencies. The Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to allow President Donald Trump to remove a Democratic member of the Federal Trade ...

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over ...

Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base. By David McCabe Reporting from Washington In July, ...

Supreme Court justices seemed open Monday to overruling a 90-year precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies at will in a case that could reshape the balance ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to side with President Donald Trump and allow him to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, a provocative move aimed at ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled Monday it is ready to back President Donald Trump’s push to effectively take over independent agencies within the federal government and possibly ...