Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power, and a Dangerous U.S. Heat Wave Spreads
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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Traci Mumford. Today's Tuesday, June 30th. Here's what we're covering. The Supreme Court issued a major ruling in President Trump's favor yesterday, clearing the way for him to fire independent regulators. The decision could drastically change the government structure by giving the president more control over independent agencies. The case yesterday dealt specifically with the Federal Trade Commission, which does everything from regulate credit cards to investigate monopolies. It was designed by Congress to be shielded from politics, and the law states that the president can only dismiss a commissioner for, quote, "'inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.'"
But Trump removed a Democrat from her seat on the FTC simply because she did not align with his agenda. And the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled yesterday that Trump had the right to do that, effectively casting aside a 90-year precedent that had prevented presidents from removing regulators solely over policy disagreements. This could potentially affect the leadership of many other independent agencies, like the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the NTSB, which investigates plane crashes. Traditionally, they've been insulated from presidential control.
So what it means on the ground is that the president can go in and continue to try to get rid of Democratic commissioners. And as a result of this ruling, people won't be able to sue and cite these laws and job protections that have been on the books.
Anne Marymouw covers the Supreme Court for The Times. She has more about the implications of this ruling on today's episode of The Daily.
Right after the ruling, President Trump went on Truth Social. He called this a big win. He said it's a historic and unprecedented ruling, one of the most important ever with respect to presidential powers.
Right, suggesting that he may be eager to follow up to the ruling with fire rights.
Exactly. Now, in a separate ruling yesterday, the court did carve out an exception for one institution that has traditionally operated independently from the White House, the Federal Reserve. The court blocked Trump's attempt to fire one of the Fed's governors, Lisa Cook, though some legal experts think the ruling is vague enough that it could leave the door open for Trump to keep trying to oust her and exert more power over the central bank going forward. Now, two other quick updates from the Supreme Court yesterday. The justices issued a ruling on a mail-in ballot case that a lot of states were watching closely. It said that Mississippi can count ballots received up to five business days after Election Day, as long as they were postmarked by Election Day.
That ruling will likely allow similar laws in more than a dozen other states to stay in place and is a blow to efforts by President Trump and Republicans to restrict mail-in voting. Also, the court let a $5 million sex abuse verdict against President Trump stand. Back in 2023, a federal jury found that Trump had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll, ordering him to pay a civil judgment. Trump had asked the justices to intervene, but they declined. Since returning to office, one of the main things President Trump has been focused on has been building.
We're building the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world, right at the White House.
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