Though the Republican president has only been back in office for six months, he has sought to be known as a peacemaker. In some cases, he has set ambitious goals that have fallen short, like a promise to end the still-ongoing war in Ukraine before he took office.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will allow President Trump to fire three members of the independent Consumer Product Safety Commission​.

Elizabeth Warren opposed Jerome Powell. Now she worries Trump will fire him - Once the Federal Reserve chairman’s biggest critic, Warren fears Trump’s attacks on the central bank’s independence

The court signaled again that it believes the president has the power to fire the leaders of agencies and commissions that Congress said were independent.

A judge had reinstated three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal agency set up by Congress to be independent of political pressure.

Fed staff told reporters that it would have been less expensive to just build a new building rather than restore the two historic properties.

The dispute over the State, Private and Tribal Forestry funding could leave the Washington Natural Resources Department without $20 million in expected funding for its firefighting efforts. According to Whitney, if the funds aren’t released, it would impact the state agency’s 2026 budget.

President Donald Trump has escalated his pressure campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, leaving the door open to ousting him for “fraud,” he said last week. That raises questions about what would happen if Trump actually tires to fire the central bank leader.