Court Lets Trump Fire FTC Leaders, Testing Agency Independence

The Supreme Court expanded presidential removal power over FTC commissioners, left a Fed governor protected while her case continues, and preserved Mississippi ballot-receipt rules for federal elections.

1. Frame 1Supreme Court rules Trump can fire FTC commissioners at will, reshaping federal agency independence after the Slaughter case.
2. Frame 2The opinion strikes down FTC for-cause protection after Trump removed Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya.
3. Frame 3Independent agencies with enforcement power now face closer presidential control as commissioners weigh White House priorities.
4. Frame 4Fed Governor Lisa Cook stays protected for now; the Court denied the government bid to lift her injunction.
5. Frame 5Mississippi can count absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day and received up to five business days later.
6. Frame 6Agencies, the Fed, and election officials now work under a sharper split between presidential power and statutory shields.