The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled Monday it is ready to back President Donald Trump’s push to effectively take over independent agencies within the federal government and possibly overturn a 1935 precedent that has for decades insulated those entities from White House control.

At the center of the case is Trump’s decision in March to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission, despite a federal law that requires presidents to show cause — such as malfeasance — before booting the leaders of agencies run by multi-member boards. The court’s decision could have sweeping implications beyond the FTC.

After two-and-a-half hours of argument, the court’s six-justice conservative bloc appeared to be aligned with Trump while the court’s three-justice liberal

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