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Supreme Court weighs an expansion of Trump's power: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More

24 hours that showed the limits of Trump’s power

The Indiana state Senate’s vote against a new congressional map that President Donald Trump had pressured it to adopt was one of the most extraordinary examples to date of Republicans standing up to ... Read More

Trump bid to expand power comes before Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is deciding if President Trump can fire Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission and of other independent agencies. Read More

Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power

For more than a decade, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has chipped away at Congress’s power to insulate independent agencies from politics. Now, the court has signaled its willingness to ... Read More

Supreme Court appears poised to vastly expand presidential powers

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies. Read More

Supreme Court likely to allow Trump FTC firing, expanding presidential power

In a landmark case, the Supreme Court will determine the future of independent government agencies such as the FTC and a president's power to remove leaders at will. Read More

Live updates: Crockett enters Texas Senate race; Supreme Court likely to expand presidential powers

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to side with President Trump in a case testing the limits of presidential power. The case stems from Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission ... Read More

Asserting a Personal Role in Warner Bros. Battle, Trump Seeks to Expand His Powers Again

The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control. Read More

Supreme Court poised to expand Trump’s power over independent agencies

A ruling in favor of Trump’s position has been expected by legal experts because the justices have been chipping away at a precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor. Read More

Democrats pitch alternatives for Trump's ballroom: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More

Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state. Read More

Supreme Court Poised to Expand Presidential Powers

During a closely-watched hearing, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears likely to side with President Donald Trump and allow the White House to fire officials at independent government ... Read More