Supreme court expected to rule on birthright citizenship and trans athletes – US politics live
by Shrai Popat (now) and Olivia Konotey-Ahulu (earlie from World news | The Guardian on (#76NEF)
Anger grows over Monday's ruling over Trump's power to fire agency heads as court due to rule on president's desire to withhold citizenship from those born in US
The supreme court's decision to reject Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook yesterday is part of a long-running battle over the independence of the central bank.
Trump repeatedly attacked former chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates fast enough, calling him a moron" on social media. Powell's term ended in May this year, and he was succeeded by Trump nominee Kevin Warsh.
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