Washington DC, June 29 -- The US Supreme Court on Monday significantly expanded President Donald Trump's authority to remove leaders of executive branch agencies, overturning a 91-year-old precedent that limited the President's power to dismiss Senate-confirmed officials, Politico reported.

However, the court declined to immediately allow Trump's removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, leaving her in office while litigation continues, as reported by Politico.

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court overruled the 1935 Humphrey's Executor precedent, which had allowed the US Congress to restrict the President's authority to remove the heads of certain independent agencies except for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or ma...