US Supreme Court gives Trump the power to fire top officials across the administration

Donald Trump is now able to fire the heads of federal agencies as he sees fit, but his authority does not extend into the Federal Reserve, the US central bank. In two rulings issued Monday, June 29, one in favor of the White House and the other not, the nation's highest court, with its conservative tilt, at once validated the presidential strategy of politicizing the federal administration while also carving out an exception for the Fed, a cornerstone of the US financial system. First, the rule; then, the exception. The Supreme Court sided with Trump in the case brought by Democrat Rebecca Slaughter, director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), whom he dismissed in March 2025. Slaughter challenged the decision in court, arguing it was politically motivated, and initially won her case before a federal judge. The FTC oversees trade and competition rules, but its various antitrust cases against major US corporations have not sat well with Trump. "To show the importance of the Slaughter Case, 90 years of precedent has been COMPLETELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY OVERRULED, greatly increasing Presidential Power at a time when it is most needed!" the president wrote on his Truth Social account. You have 80.32% of this article left to read. The rest is for subscribers only.