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In a 6-3 ruling this week that overturned nine decades of precedent, the Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump the power to fire and replace officials at independent government agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. But in a separate 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay in her job as she challenges Trump's efforts to fire her.
The seemingly contradictory rulings suggest a two-tier system of regulation, says Alvaro Bedoya, a former FTC commissioner who was fired by Trump last year. The independence and stability of the Federal Reserve is important to "billionaire Wall Street Bankers," and therefore remains protected, says Bedoya. "But then you have this whole series of other agencies that keep your toys safe, that keep health insurers from robbing people blind, that keep supermarkets from merging to make milk, eggs and beef … even more expensive. The court said that all those regulators can report directly to the president and be entirely beholden to his whims."
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Mike Hedges said people should be restricted from being owners until "they understand the needs of rabbits".
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On social media, he said the Village People's lead singer, Victor Willis, was with him "right from the beginning." But the president has a more complicated history with the group.
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The president plans to fly to rural North Dakota to open Roosevelt's library as aides tout comparisons between the two.
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The State Department has promised $100 million in new funds to aid groups, after President Trump was criticized for an anemic response to an earthquake in Myanmar last year.
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"We have to fight like hell. Today, tomorrow and all the days after," she said.
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