The court’s action essentially extended an order Chief Justice John Roberts issued in April that had the effect of removing two board members who Trump fired from agencies that deal with labor issues, including one with a key role for federal workers as Trump aims to drastically downsize the workforce.

President Trump asked the justices to grant him more authority over the executive branch than his predecessors had.

US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed a sweeping tax and spending bill that enacts much of Donald Trump’s policy agenda. The legislative package combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.