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 fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter but could not remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board. The decision overturned a 1935 precedent, expanding presidential authority over agency panels while preserving limits on removing Federal Reserve members. The ruling split along ideological lines, with the majority emphasizing executive control over agencies exercising executive power and dissenters warning of reduced independence for regulatory bodies.