DAILYCALLER (William Buckley) - Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Executive Officials
'Those officers must be removable by the President'
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed challenge; rules late mail-in ballots can be counted | NEWSNATION
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that states can accept mail ballots after polls close in federal races, rejecting the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) push to defeat the practice. More than a dozen states deem mail ballots that arrive after Election Day valid, so long as they were postmarked by then. Justice Amy Coney Barrett said it doesn’t conflict with federal law, which sets “the Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November” as the “day for the election.” “The election-day statutes say nothing about ballot receipt, and we cannot add to the words Congress chose,” Barrett wrote. She and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in the majority. The court’s four other…
REDSTATE (Susie Moore) - SCOTUS Hands Trump Major Separation-of-Powers Victory, Buries Humphrey's Executor
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court Restores Presidential Power to Fire Federal Officials, Overturning 90-Year Deep State Shield.
The Supreme Court has empowered the President to remove independent agency heads, reshaping federal bureaucracy.
The Supreme Court has empowered the President to remove independent agency heads, reshaping federal bureaucracy. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Donald J. Trump can fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) members and, by implication, other federal officials, at will, overturning the Humphrey’s Executor v. United States decision of 1935, which had protected independent agencies for 90 years. Notably, another Monday morning Supreme Court ruling places limits on the President’s power to fire Federal Reserve governors. DETAIL: The FTC case, Trump v. Slaughter, arose after Trump fired two Democrat FTC commissioners, Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, without cause, as their service no longer…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Justin Jouvenal) - Supreme Court expands Trump’s power over the federal bureaucracy
The justices allowed the president to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, striking down a nearly century-old precedent intended to insulate independent agencies from political influence by the executive.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Texas eyes crackdown on derelict prosecutors | Jason Mattera reports
On Monday’s “Wake Up America,” NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera reported on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s push for a statewide prosecutor who can step in when local district attorneys refuse to prosecute criminals.
NPR (Leila Fadel) - Former Iran nuclear deal negotiator on what U.S.-Iran 'new normal' looks like
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former national security adviser and 2015 Iran deal negotiator Jake Sullivan about ceasefire talks amid new strikes by the U.S. and Iran.
NPR (Andrea Hsu) - Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power.
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now
The court's decision means Cook can stay in her position as her challenge to her dismissal plays out in the lower courts.
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants
Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.