[Historic Ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power to Dismiss Senior Federal Officials] Reported by Golden Finance, June 29 – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to expand the president's authority to dismiss senior government officials. This landmark ruling allows the White House to firmly control dozens of long-standing independent federal agencies. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, overturned a precedent set in 1935. According to this decision, Trump can remove Federal Trade Commission Democratic Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her position, despite existing laws stipulating that commissioners can only be dismissed for specific reasons.