The Supreme Court on Friday set a Dec. 8 date to hear oral arguments in a case centered on President Donald Trump’s authority to fire heads of independent agencies without cause.This closely watched court fight could overturn a longstanding court precedent and further expand executive branch powers. At issue is Trump's attempted firing of Rebecca Slaughter, the lone Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission. Trump fired Slaughter and another Democratic member of the FTC in March, though that commissioner has since resigned. Slaughter sued earlier this year to block her removal, and a lower cour...

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