Still pending before the Supreme Court this week is an appeal from Trump's lawyers that seeks the firing of three Democratic appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The ruling represents additional evidence of the Roberts Court's inexorable move towards a unitary theory of the executive branch, which posits that the president should be able to control the exercise of all executive power,

The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized President Donald Trump to implement reductions to the federal workforce, permitting layoffs across multiple agencies. This follows Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to prepare for significant staff cuts,