US supreme court allows Trump to remove Democrat from FTC post for now

US supreme court allows Trump to remove Democrat from FTC post for now

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Court’s action gives the justices additional time to consider Trump’s formal request to let him fire Rebecca Slaughter US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court allowed Donald Trump on Monday to keep a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission away from her post for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that required the reinstatement of the commissioner who the Republican president has sought to oust. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to consider Trump’s formal request to let him fire Rebecca Slaughter from the consumer protection agency that enforces antitrust law prior to her term expiring. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: US news | The Guardian

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