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Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators  The New York Times Supreme Court says Trump can proceed with firing Democrat-appointed CPSC members  Fox News Supreme Court lets Trump dismiss Consumer Product Safety Commission members for now  CNN Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of product safety agency  NBC News Supreme Court allows Trump to remove consumer product safety regulators  The Washington Post …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge. The justices acted on an emergency appeal from the Justice Department, which argued that the agency is under Trump’s control and the …

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifying during a Senate committee hearing on June 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) LAST WEEK, AFTER MONTHS of threatening to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump signaled he was backing off. Trump’s rationale—or pretext, if you prefer—for going after Powell is cost overruns and delays in the $2.5 …

The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld the State Corporation Commission’s September 2024 decision denying a toll rate hike intended for the Dulles Greenway. The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld the State Corporation Commission’s September 2024 decision denying a toll increase for the Dulles Greenway, the 14-mile stretch of roadway that links Leesburg to the Dulles International Airport. The …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday, Donald Trump once again indicated that he was on the verge of firing Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, over Powell’s refusal to cut interest rates in the midst of stubborn inflation. The markets promptly nosedived, …

BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit. U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New Hampshire had paused his own decision to allow for the Trump …

Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The court, dominated by DeSantis appointees, ruled that restoration of the district that previously united Black communities from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee, or across 200 miles …

Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act  The Washington Post Supreme Court May Weaken 1965 Voting Rights Act Further  Newsweek Group challenges ruling that potentially weakens the Voting Rights Act  SCOTUSblog Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court  AP News North Dakota legislative district map to remain in place for now, Supreme …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its abolition of the Education Department by firing about 1,400 employees. Many of these workers performed critical tasks at the agency, distributing billions of dollars to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary …