The Power Tussle: Trump Takes Aim at Independent Agencies

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is in the middle of a big fight. President Trump wants to fire three of its members, but a court said they should stay. Now, the White House is asking the Supreme Court to step in and let them fire these members. The CPSC is supposed to keep people safe from dangerous products. But the Trump administration says the court's decision has made things messy. They claim it's confusing for the staff because they don't know which orders to follow. This isn't the first time Trump has tried to fire people from independent agencies. He's had some success before. In May, the Supreme Court said he could fire officials from two labor agencies. The court said the president has the power to remove people from these agencies unless there's a very good reason not to. But not everyone agrees. Some judges think the Supreme Court is changing old rules. One judge, James Wynn, said the Supreme Court hasn't officially overturned a previous decision that protects these agency members. The three fired members of the CPSC are fighting back. They say they're still working and an order from the Supreme Court would just cause more problems.