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The Roberts Court Just Put Trump in Charge of Independent Agencies, Vastly Expanding His Powers

Monday gave the president the authority to remove the leadership of most agencies that Congress had set up to act independently of presidential control. Slaughter may seem technical, but it represents a radical change in how our American government has functioned since the 1930s and, in […]

The Roberts Court Just Put Trump in Charge of Independent Agencies, Vastly Expanding His Powers

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Monday gave the president the authority to remove the leadership of most agencies that Congress had set up to act independently of presidential control.

Slaughter may seem technical, but it represents a radical change in how our American government has functioned since the 1930s and, in […]

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Monday gave the president the authority to remove the leadership of most agencies that Congress had set up to act independently of presidential control. Slaughter may seem technical, but it represents a radical change in how our American government has functioned since the 1930s and, in […]

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