Published: 09:10 AM, 10 December 2025
US legal system seems to be endorsing unilateral presidential stories
The US Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to allow US President Donald Trump to remove a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission purely for policy reasons, likely rolling back 90 years of legal precedent that had prevented at-will removal of independent agency officials in a decision that would expand presidential power. The case could transform the federal government and effectively end the independence of some two dozen bipartisan agencies that Congress had designed to be insulated from political interference and direct White House supervision.
All six of the Supreme Court's conservative justices indicated during oral arguments in the case, Trump v. Slaughter, that a president should have absolute control over the leadership of any government body carrying out executive functions, such as rule-making and law enforcement. US President Donald Trump's federal government reform proposals center on reducing the size and power of the federal bureaucracy and increasing presidential control over the executive branch. A key component of these efforts is the reinstatement and expansion of the "Schedule F" classification for federal workers, reports ABC News.
Donald Trump’s second term is off and running with a cascade of executive actions signed in his first 100 days. Donald Trump vowed to enact a sweeping agenda and reshape the federal government, saying in his inaugural address that “the golden age of America” was starting and naming priorities such as immigration, trade and national security.
The primary reform is the reintroduction of the "Schedule F" executive order, which would reclassify tens of thousands of civil servants from the competitive service (which has job protections) to the "excepted service". This would allow for the president to fire policy-related employees at will, significantly diminishing the job security of non-political government workers. The Trump administration seeks to broadly limit the power of federal administrative agencies by rolling back regulations, similar to efforts in the first term concerning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
There are proposals to restructure or potentially eliminate entire federal agencies, although this would require congressional approval. A related goal is to "return education to the states" and break up the federal education bureaucracy.
Many of these ideas are detailed in "Project 2025," a comprehensive 1,000-page blueprint for a second Trump administration developed by conservative think tanks, primarily The Heritage Foundation. The project outlines a detailed plan for transforming executive power and implementing a sweeping conservative agenda across the government.
President Trump understands this frustration and the need to have a modern and efficient Federal Government that better serves the American people. This is why the President once again opted to put the American people first and demanded change.
