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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 3:43 AM CST

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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.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.