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Supreme Court Allows President to Remove FTC Commissioners
The Supreme Court overturned a 1935 precedent that limited presidential removal of independent-agency officials. The ruling expands executive authority over agencies that regulate banking, elections, labor, and consumer finance.
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The Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause. The decision overturned Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 1935 case that required cause for such removals. The change affects agencies whose rules reach daily economic activity.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now operate under the same removal standard.
Semafor reported that the program has since declined to book candidates in competitive races. Carr previously pressed CBS News over a 2024 interview and sought Disney’s removal of host Jimmy Kimmel. The View had previously featured visits from multiple presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
2025 listed reversal of Humphrey’s Executor among its goals. After the ruling, the administration froze most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding and left the Federal Election Commission without a quorum since May 2025. A National Labor Relations Board member removed in 2025 has challenged the action in court.
The Supreme Court’s reasoning in Slaughter would appear to permit the removal to stand. A Politico poll released last week found that six in ten Americans say politics now reaches areas where it does not belong.
