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• Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members

  December 8, 2025 4:00 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump's firing of board members. The court's conservative majority suggested it would overturn a unanimous 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies' board... more »

• Trump, like Biden before him, finds there's no quick fix on inflation

  November 15, 2025 2:04 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of déjà vu. Just like the president who came before him, Trump is trying to sell the country on his plans to create factory jobs. The Republican wants to... more »

• Trump says inflation is 'defeated' and the Fed has cut rates, yet prices remain too high for many

  October 12, 2025 12:21 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn't know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation... more »

• Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump's power to shape agencies by overturning 90-year-old ruling

  September 22, 2025 7:10 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider expanding President Donald Trump's power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. In a 6-3 decision, the high court also allowed the Republican president to carry out the... more »

• How the Fed losing its independence could affect Americans' everyday lives

  August 31, 2025 12:31 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as the biggest threat to the central bank's independence in decades. The consequences could impact most Americans' everyday lives: Economists worry... more »