High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump could remove Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter but could not dismiss Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook. The decision overturned a 1935 precedent limiting presidential removal power, expanding executive authority over agency panels. Justices split along ideological lines, with the majority asserting the FTC must be controlled by the president due to its exercise of executive power.