The decision gives the president authority to remove heads of certain independent agencies for any reason, a shift Yahoo Finance's Ben Werschkul said could broaden White House control.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to expand President Trump's power to remove leaders of certain independent agencies, allowing the president to fire those officials "for whatever reason, or for no reason at all." The decision marks a significant shift in the balance between the White House and independent agencies, which are typically designed to operate with some insulation from direct presidential control. Yahoo Finance's Ben Werschkul said the ruling broadens the president's firing authority over those agency heads.