The Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power. Again.

About this episode

<p>The Supreme Court on Monday delivered one of the biggest changes in decades to how the federal government works when it ruled that President Trump could fire independent government regulators. Then, it announced an exception to its own ruling.</p> <p>Ann E. Marimow, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains what the court was up to.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ann-e-marimow" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ann E. Marimow</strong></a>, the Supreme Court for The New York Times from Washington.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-independent-regulator-firings.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Supreme Court expanded Mr. Trump’s power to fire officials</a> but prevented the removal of Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>