Presidential

• The Supreme Court issued several rulings regarding Donald Trump's agenda, balancing the expansion of presidential authority with significant legal setbacks. • The Court rejected the government's attempt to fire Federal Reserve official Cook, ruling that doing so would improperly transform "for-cause protection" into "at-will employment" and threaten central bank independence. • In a separate decision, the Court ruled that states may count mail-in ballots cast by Election Day even if they arrive later, dismissing a GOP challenge to Mississippi's specific ballot laws.

• The Supreme Court has issued a ruling allowing President Donald Trump to fire agency heads, marking a significant expansion of presidential executive power. • Separately, federal law enforcement is coordinating a massive security operation in Washington D.C. to protect hundreds of thousands of visitors attending the America 250 celebrations. • These security measures are heightened due to rising political violence and recent assassination attempts targeting the president.

The 51-year-old daughter of late president Alberto Fujimori secured the top office after authorities spent weeks reviewing contested ballotsPeru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori has vowed to restore “order and hope” after defeating left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez, in the latest victory for a resurgent Latin American right.Fujimori won the 7 June presidential runoff by the slimmest of margins, outpolling Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes out of the more than 18 million ballots cast, the final results showed. Continue reading...

• President Trump praised a recent Supreme Court ruling that expands presidential authority over the executive branch. • The decision allows the president to remove executive branch officers and agency appointees, overturning previous legal precedents. • This shift significantly increases the president's control over federal agencies and the personnel who lead them.

• The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are unconstitutional. • This decision overturns a 90-year-old legal precedent that previously allowed Congress to shield officials in independent agencies from being fired by the president at will. • The ruling significantly expands presidential power by granting the executive branch greater authority to remove agency leaders.

• The Supreme Court expanded the president's authority to fire independent government regulators, though it explicitly ruled that Federal Reserve officials cannot be fired at will. • In a ruling against President Roosevelt, the Court distinguished between officials performing "executive functions" and those exercising "executive power." • The Court determined that the duties of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are predominantly quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative rather than political or executive.

• The Supreme Court is concluding a term centered on President Donald Trump’s expansive claims regarding presidential power. • The Court is set to rule on two critical election-related cases involving state laws that allow grace periods for mailed ballots sent by Election Day. • Another pending decision concerns the legal limits placed on political party spending for candidates running for Congress and the presidency.