Analysis Key Facts—What this is about. On June 29 the US Supreme Court handed the president sweeping new power to fire the heads of independent federal regulators at will — one of the biggest shifts in how Washington is governed in decades.—The precedent overturned. The 6–3 ruling swept away a 91-year-old precedent, from 1935, that had let Congress protect such officials from removal except for cause.—Who is now exposed. Agencies once thought independent — the Federal Trade Commission, the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board — …
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The US Supreme Court Lets the President Fire Regulators at Will — but Not the Fed
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July 1, 2026
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