Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power, and a Dangerous U.S. Heat Wave Spreads
6/30/202610 min
Plus, a daring rescue mission in space.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials, by Ann E. Marimow
Funding for Trump’s Construction Spree Is Murky. Here’s What We Found Out., by Luke Broadwater, Marco Hernandez, Junho Lee and Elena Shao
Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence, by Annie Karni
As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday’s Temperatures Will Be Highest, by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Judson Jones and Erin McCann
NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up, by Kenneth Chang
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[news jingle] From The New York Times, it's the Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, June 30th. Here's what we're covering. The Supreme Court issued a major ruling in President Trump's favor yesterday, clearing the way for him to fire independent regulators. The decision could drastically change the government structure by giving the president more control over independent agencies. The case yesterday dealt specifically with the Federal Trade Commission, which does everything from regulate credit cards to investigate monopolies. It was designed by Congress to be shielded from politics, and the law states that its commissioners can only be dismissed for, quote, "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." But President Trump removed a Democrat from her seat on the commission simply because she did not align with his agenda. And the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled