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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of FTC Commissioner

A federal appeals court had reinstated the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, saying she was fired ‘without cause.’

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The Trump administration is trying again to remove Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs

A federal appeals court had invalidated a centerpiece of President Trump’s economic strategy, finding that a 1977 law did not authorize the tariffs.

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The Port of Baltimore in June.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Freeze on Foreign Aid

The conservative majority has been largely receptive to the administration’s claims of executive power.

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift an order from a federal judge that requires the administration to spend funds Congress already budgeted for foreign aid.
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Justice Alito Reports No Gifts, 1 Trip and an Active Stock Portfolio

The annual financial disclosure reported no income as of yet from Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s recently reported book deal.

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As in past years, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. reported owning stock in more than two dozen individual companies, including Boeing, ConocoPhillips and Molson Coors.
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