Supreme Court hands Trump new power to tighten his grip on the federal government

Trump lost a Supreme Court case over his attempted Fed firing. But he won a bigger fight for presidential power.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to reshape the federal government in his own image received a boost from the Supreme Court on Monday as the conservative majority granted him enhanced power over hitherto independent federal agencies that have an immense influence over the daily lives of the American people.

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