Today is Monday, December 8th. What to know about a case before the U.S. Supreme Court today

that tests President Trump's power over the government. Also, America's new national security

strategy that's being welcomed in Russia and condemned in Europe. Plus, a decades-long vaccine

recommendation has changed. A major merger involving Netflix could reshape Hollywood. And the

matchups are set for next week's

college football playoff and next year's World Cup.

Those stories and even more news to know coming up.

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It's being called the ultimate fight over who decides the rules in American government.

It started when a former FTC commissioner sued saying she was fired without cause. Now, the case that's being argued

in front of the U.S. Supreme Court today is much bigger than that. Justices are reconsidering a

landmark decision from 1935 that specifically said the president cannot fire members of independent

regulatory agencies just for political reasons. The Trump administration says that precedent should

be thrown out, that presidents need the power to dismiss unelected experts for any reason or no

reason at all, saying it's the only way to cut the red tape and make sure regulators stay accountable to

voters. It might go beyond hiring and firing, too. Analysts say a decision in favor of the Trump administration

could weaken the power of Congress, which created more than two dozen independent agencies

that are supposed to be free from political pressure. They regulate many aspects of American

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