Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has gotten almost everything he has wanted from the Supreme Court that he reshaped during his first. The justices, three of whom were appointed by Trump,

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The majority did not explain its decision in the brief, unsigned order. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority handed Trump the power to repeal laws passed by Congress “by firing all those necessary to carry them out.”

The Supreme Court allowed Trump’s Education Dept. cuts. A top Trump adviser is emerging as the likely next Fed chair. Why it matters: Trump has been critical of Powell’s decision not to lower interest rates, and has indicated the next Fed chair will have to be more responsive to the president’s desires.

"The President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them," Sotomayor wrote.