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High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Trump to remove Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter but blocked his attempt to fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook. The 6-3 decision overturned a 1935 precedent, expanding presidential authority over agency panels but affirming limits on removing Federal Reserve members.
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