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Supreme Court justices appear likely to side with president in FTC firing case

By Andrea Hsu,
Leila Fadel
Published December 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM MST

After hearing arguments Monday, the conservative justices on the Supreme Court seem poised to give the president the power to fire people at independent agencies like the FTC and Federal Reserve.

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Andrea Hsu
Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.
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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.
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