The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.
Category: Supreme Court (US)
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Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
A new study found that the court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953.
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Trump’s Cuts Hobbled US Labor Board, Leaving Festering Disputes and a Power Struggle
Advocates fear damage to labor protections if the Supreme Court upholds the president’s move to control federal agency staffing.
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Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions on Rate Cuts
Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.
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Supreme Court Grapples With Whether to Lift Campaign Finance Limits
The dispute before the court involved a Republican effort to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
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Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics
The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.
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Supreme Court Seems Poised to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Officials
A ruling in the president’s favor in the case, which deals with his attempt to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, would be a major expansion of presidential authority.
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Planes, Trade and Nuclear Energy: Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Independent Regulators
The court heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine the independence of agencies like the National Transportation Safety Board and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Why Europe and the United States Are Still Haggling on Trade
While the two sides reached a broad agreement months ago, American officials will visit Brussels this week to discuss the details. Europe has a wish list, but so does the United States.
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Atlanta Fed President to Step Down in February
The departure of Raphael W. Bostic, who has served in the role since 2017, would create a new vacancy at the central bank.
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Trump Officials Push States to ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full SNAP Benefits
An appeals court made a late-night ruling against Trump officials as they dug in on cutting payments to states.
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Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.