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Democratic appointee
Coverage of Democratic appointee in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court strengthens Trump’s firing power at independent agencies
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump can remove a Federal Trade Commissioner, overturning a 91-year precedent that protected certain executive officials from presidential dismissal. The decision expands presidential authority over independent agencies, allowing Trump to sack Rebecca Slaughter, a commissioner described as a Democratic appointee.